Creatine kinase clue to hypertension treatment success
Measuring serum levels of creatine kinase may help doctors to spot patients whose hypertension will be difficult to treat, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - March 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Ambulatory blood pressure focus advised for diabetics
Physicians should be alert for the presence of masked hypertension in patients with diabetes, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - March 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pharmacist-led intervention combats hypertension
A home-based intervention led by clinical pharmacists and involving an internet monitoring tool results in marked reductions in blood pressure, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - March 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Bipolar disorder associated with increased hypertension risk
Taiwanese individuals with bipolar disorder are at an increased risk for hypertension when compared with the general population, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - March 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Study casts doubt on thiazide insulin action effects
Treatment with an ACE inhibitor in combination with a low-dose thiazide diuretic has no different effect on insulin action to that of low-dose thiazide diureticmonotherapy in mildly hypertensive, overweight patients, results of a small study show. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - February 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Morning, smooth ambulatory BP control ‘rarely achieved’ in general practice
Most patients receiving treatment for hypertension do not have their morning blood pressure levels controlled, and do not achieve smooth daytime control, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - February 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Higher arm reading ‘overestimates true BP’
Using the higher of left and right arm single blood pressure readings taken sequentially leads to an overestimation of patients’ “true” level as determined by ambulatory monitoring, UK researchers warn. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - February 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Dual renin angiotensin system blockade: too many cons
Any benefit of dual blockade of the renin angiotensin system is limited to its effects on surrogate endpoints, and outweighed by an excessive risk for adverse events such as hypotension, hyperkalemia, and renal failure, argue hypertension experts. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - February 3, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Hypertensive pregnancies need rigorous follow up
Women who have hypertensive complications during pregnancy are at increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease, shows a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - January 28, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Multiple vascular benefits in salt restriction
Restricting salt intake reverses vascular endothelial dysfunction in people with moderately increased blood pressure, shows a randomized study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - January 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
