Sizing up hypertension in children
Blood pressure thresholds based purely on children’s height allow physicians to identify those with hypertension, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - May 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Keep a weather eye on blood pressure
Some people’s blood pressure may fluctuate in line with changes in the weather, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - May 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Double product fails to aid vascular risk prediction
The double product does not enhance vascular risk stratification beyond that achieved with either of its components, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - May 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Hypertensive patients may need firm dietary advice
People who have dyslipidemia or are overweight adopt healthier diets than those without, whereas patients with hypertension persist with some unhealthy eating patterns, study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - April 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Arsenic exposure may trigger hypertension
Results from a Chinese study suggest that exposure to arsenic through contaminated drinking water may increase a person’s risk for developing hypertension. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - April 24, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Kidney disease screening needs rethink in hypertension
The standard approach to detecting chronic kidney disease fails to spot the condition in about a quarter of patients with hypertension, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - April 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Push to reduce global salt intake
Countries should aim for even lower adult salt consumption than the current World Health Organization targets, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - April 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Blood pressure targets shaped by outcome considerations
The risk for different vascular outcomes in patients with hypertension may vary according to the systolic blood pressure target they achieve, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - April 8, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Calcium channel blockers best for managing hypertension in diabetes
Calcium channel blockers stabilize morning blood pressure variability to a greater extent than other antihypertensive medications in patients with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, suggest study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - April 5, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Tackling hypertension has cerebral autoregulatory benefits in elderly
Intensive blood pressure reduction in elderly patients with hypertension does not result in cerebral hypoperfusion, say UK researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - April 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
