Category Archives: Hypertension

Bariatric surgery in obese patients was found to be associated with decreased risks for hypertension, heart failure, and all-cause mortality compared with routine care, according to a study published in the British Journal of Surgery. There is a paucity of real-world data concerning the effect of bariatric surgery on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-related mortality Continue reading →

Clinical Insights: Use of Combination Therapy for Advanced Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Jade L. Kutzke, PharmD, and Ashley K Continue reading →

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a commonly encountered problem that affects nearly 30 million American men. Although ED statistics increase with age, it doesnt have to really be a part of the aging process Continue reading →

A young boy sits outside his holding area at the US Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in 2014. (Ross D Continue reading →

Recent scientific studies show we have more control over our brain health than commonly believed. You must live a healthier lifestyle. Continue reading →

Evidence from serial blood pressure measurements taken over decades shows that compared with men, women consistently have earlier and more-rapid onset of hypertension, beginning in their 20s, contrary to the accepted notion that crucial vascular changes and onset of disease tend to lag in women. We've known for decades that women and men present differently with different forms of cardiovascular disease, and they also present differently with the same type of cardiovascular disease, whether that be a heart attack, heart failure, etc, senior study author Susan Cheng, MD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA), told TCTMD. But we've never completely understood why. Continue reading →

Source: ThinkStock January 16, 2020 -A remote patient monitoring program launched two years ago at UPMC is helping care providers identify and treat new mothers dealing with hypertension. Continue reading →

The American Heart Association and Mercy Health are helping Lorain County residents take ownership of their cardiovascular health through hypertension management. To kick-off the four-month long program, Mercy Health Lorain provided blood pressure screenings Jan Continue reading →

Antihypertensive drugs are referred to as a class of drugs that are used in treating hypertension (high blood pressure). Continue reading →

For patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), all 4 components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) increase the risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to study results published in Blood Advances. The study included patients with DVT from 2004 to 2017 from the Indiana Network for Patient Care, a large statewide database Continue reading →