NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In hypertensive patients, including Blacks, combining amlodipine, rather than hydrochlorothiazide, with benazepril effectively reduced multiple cardiovascular outcomes, including death, in a post-hoc analysis of the ACCOMPLISH trial. In the randomized double-blind trial involving 11,506 hypertensive patients, this combination reduced the primary composite cardiovascular end point by 20%, but most of […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older hypertensive patients taking renin-angiotensin drugs that cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) show slightly less memory decline over time than do those taking non-penetrant antihypertensives, a new meta-analysis suggests. Conversely, they had worse attention over time, researchers report in the journal Hypertension. “We found that among older adults being treated […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with type A acute aortic dissection (TAAD) were more likely to present late, with complications, and die in the hospital than men in an observational study. “The most significant finding of the study was indeed that women have a higher mortality than men with aortic dissection,” Dr. Thomas Gleason […]
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More than one third of adults aged 18-64 years in the United States delayed or went without medical care because of efforts by patients or providers to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. Among the adults who postponed or missed care, 32.6% said the gap worsened one […]
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(HealthDay)—The incidence and prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension are increasing in Wales, corresponding to increasing body mass index (BMI) in the population, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in Neurology. Latif Miah, M.B.B.Ch., from Swansea University in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study from 2003 to 2017 to characterize […]
High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. But, you could lower your risk of developing hypertension by avoiding certain foods and drinks, it’s been claimed. High blood pressure – which is also known as hypertension – puts extra stress on blood vessels and […]
A systematic review of published evidence suggests that hypertension treatment lowers the risk for orthostatic hypotension, or extreme drop in blood pressure upon standing. Orthostatic hypotension, before or in the setting of more intensive blood pressure (BP) treatment, should not be viewed as a reason to avoid or de-escalate treatment for hypertension. This is important […]
High blood pressure is also known as hypertension. Hypertension occurs when your blood pressure rises and stays above normal over a long period of time. Hypertension is often related to atherosclerosis, which is the build-up of plaque in blood vessels, often associated with an increase in a person’s “bad” cholesterol. This condition can also lead […]
