Category Archives: Hypertension

Gang Fang, Lizhi Niu, Jibing Chen Fuda Cancer Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510665, Peoples Republic of China Correspondence: Jibing Chen Fuda Cancer Hospital of Jinan University, No. 2 Of Tangdexi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510665, Peoples Republic of China Email jibingchen398@163.com Background and objective: When irreversible electroporation (IRE) ablation of abdominal tumors, procedural hypertension often occurs, which often affects the progress of the ablation. Continue reading →

The five-year study published in the American Heart Associations journal Hypertension analysed data from over 3,5000 white-collar employees (those who perform professional, administrative and managerial roles), and found that office workers who spend longer hours on the job are more likely to have hypertension. For the experiment, participants wore monitors that measured their blood pressure multiple times throughout the day. Continue reading →

A healthy diet and lifestyle can contribute to controlled high blood pressure High blood pressure or hypertension is a common condition these days. Continue reading →

According to a recent study, people who spend longer than usual hours at the workplace are more susceptible to the onset of hypertension. A considerable proportion of such individuals may also suffer a hidden form of hypertension, also known as masked hypertension, which as the name suggests may go undetected in clinical settings. The new study, conducted by a Canadian research team, enlisted more than 3,500 white-collar employees at three public institutions in Quebec Continue reading →

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Settles What happens when a prime time TV show becomes a potential healthcare policy direction, plus a side helping of broadband adoption strategy? An episode of the NBC TV medical melodrama New Amsterdam inspired a five-city telehealth pilot project involving barbershops and hair salons. The shows medical director had a brilliant idea to enlist barbershops in African-American neighborhoods to screen customers for hypertension (high blood pressure), which leads to an overwhelming majority of the 140,000 stroke-related deaths a year. Continue reading →

Medical Matters Have you had your blood pressure checked recently? Continue reading →

ChromaDex International (Los Angeles, CA) has announced the initiation of what the firm calls a first-of-its-kind Phase 1 clinical study. The study, sponsored by the University of Florida, in collaboration with the National Institute of Aging, will assess the potential of branded nicotinamide riboside (NR), Niagen, for enhancing the effects of exercise therapy in older adults with hypertension Continue reading →

A greater quantity of oral nitrate-reducing bacteria was found to be associated with reduced plasma glucose and insulin resistance in young to middle-aged adults, as well as a drop in the mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) of normotensive individuals, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The oral microbiome, via the enterosalivary nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide (NO) pathway and NO generation, may affect BP and insulin resistance by modulating the bioavailability of systemic NO. As part of the Oral Infections, Glucose Intolerance, and Insulin Resistance Study (ORIGINS), 281 patients without diabetes mellitus (mean age, 34 years; aged, 20-55; 78% women), comprising 187 (66.6%) normotensive (mean age, 32 years; 82% women) and 93 (33.1%) hypertensive (mean age, 37 years; 72% women) individuals, were enrolled between 2011 and 2013. Continue reading →

Hypertension: Long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the functions of blood vessels, reveals an experimental study. Simple changes in diet can help you control high blood pressure High blood pressure or hypertension can negatively affect your health in various ways. It is also known as a silent killer as it can majorly increase the risk of heart diseases Continue reading →

DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and was developed in the early 1990s when the National Institute of Health (NIH) was researching ways to lower blood pressure. Since then, studies have shown that the DASH diet can help lower blood pressure and prevent heart disease in people over time. Here's what you need to know about the DASH diet. Continue reading →