Category Archives: Hypertension

This procedure has been clinically proved to help reduce blood pressure in patients for whom neither medications nor lifestyle changes have been successful. This procedure has been clinically proved to help reduce blood pressure in patients for whom neither medications nor lifestyle changes have been successful.Experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cardiovascular Institute are offering a new treatment for patients with uncontrolled hypertension who have not had success lowering their blood pressure with the use of medications. The new treatment involves renal denervation a minimally invasive procedure that targets nerves near the kidneys that can become overactive and cause high blood pressure. Continue reading →

Low-income Black and Hispanic stroke survivors with uncontrolled high blood pressure Led by researchers at NYU Langone, the study is the first to examine differences in home blood pressure monitoring with or without nurse case management. Further, the findings, published online June 6 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), addressed controlling hypertension in low-income Black and Hispanic patients with stroke across multiple hospital systems. We found that low-income Black and Hispanic patients with stroke and significant comorbidity benefit greatly from telemedicine in general, which we know ramped up during the COVID-19 pandemic, said study lead author Olugbenga G. Continue reading →

Unaltered CNP/GC-B/cGMP signaling in pericytes from patients with PAH To compare CNP/cGMP signaling between pulmonary vascular cell types, we performed experiments with cultured human PASMCs as well as with human lung microvascular ECs and pericytes. CNP did not modulate intracellular cGMP levels of ECs, while ANP provoked a small, 2-fold increase (Fig.1a). In contrast, CNP markedly and concentration-dependently increased cGMP levels in PASMCs and, even more, in pericytes (Fig.1a). Continue reading →

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Its likely that hypertension negatively impacts several brain processes, says Gottesman. Certainly one is that long-term exposure to hypertension impacts arterial and arteriolar (very tiny arteries) health over time, which can increase risk of stroke or these stroke-like imaging changes, which in turn could impact cognition and even lead to dementia in some patients, she says Continue reading →

Newswise High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the biggest risk factors for severe health consequences such as kidney disease, heart attack, and stroke. If high blood pressure is detected during a primary care visit, many effective therapies are available, including oral antihypertensive medicines. Continue reading →

Study population This retrospective observational cohort study used the JMDC Claims Database (JMDC Inc., Tokyo, Japan) from January 2005 through May 2022 [16,17,18]. The JMDC Claims Database is a nationwide database that incorporates information on annual health checkups (such as blood pressure [BP] measurement and anthropometric measurements) and individual health insurance records from more than 60 insurers in Japan Continue reading →

February 27, 2024 Aria CV, Inc, a developer of medical devices treating pulmonary hypertension, today announced the first patient was implanted with theGen 2 Aria CVPulmonary Hypertension System as part of theASPIRE PHclinical trial at Ascension St. VincentCardiovascular Research Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana Continue reading →

The study results explored how the economic crisis has taken its toll on the healthcare using a sample of Lebanese respondents who reported being previously diagnosed with DM, HTN or both. The devaluation of the national currency has led to a surge in medication prices, drug shortage and disruptions in affordable healthcare access. Amidst these challenges, barriers to adequate adherence to treatment regimens, high reported stress levels and unsatisfaction with the current Lebanese healthcare system were reported in participants with DM and HTN. Continue reading →

For communities with limited access or infrequent engagement with the health care system, this is an opportunity to identify individuals at risk for hypertension and to promote cardiovascular health education and other health concerns, said Maria Rosario (Happy) Araneta, PhD, MPH, associate dean of Diversity and Community Partnerships at School of Medicine. Continue reading →