Category Archives: Hypertension

High blood pressure aka hypertension is one of the common health issues in India, as well as across the world. The condition is also known as a silent killer as it damages the body for years before symptoms develop. Read on to know why salt is the main villain when it comes to hypertension. Continue reading →

OPSUMIT, as part of a combination regimen, reduced the primary endpoint of mean pulmonary vascular resistance by 47% at week 16 compared with baseline NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson, today announces new data evaluating initial combination therapy with OPSUMIT (macitentan) and tadalafIl, a PDE5 inhibitor. Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1) taking this combination showed hemodynamic improvement, as well as improvements in functional parametersand risk profiles.The combination was also well tolerated in these patients. Continue reading →

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Home Topics Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Farxiga (dapagliflozin; AstraZeneca) to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and established cardiovascular disease (CVD) or multiple cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. The approval was based on data from the DECLARE-TIMI 58 study which evaluated the effect of Farxiga (n=8582) vs placebo (n=8578) on cardiovascular outcomes when added to current background therapy; all patients in the study had type 2 diabetes and either established CVD or 2 or more additional CV risk factors (55 years old in men or 60 years old in women and 1 or more of dyslipidemia, hypertension, or current tobacco use). Results showed that treatment with Farxiga was superior to placebo in reducing the incidence of the primary composite end point of hospitalization for heart failure or CV death (hazard ratio [HR] 0.83 [95% CI: 0.73, 0.95; P =.005]). Continue reading →

Tanya Spruill Black adults who reported higher stress over time had elevated risk for hypertension, according to an analysis of the Jackson Heart Study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Continue reading →

Ana Sofia Carvalho,1 Paulo Santos1,2 1Department of Medicine of Community, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; 2Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Correspondence: Ana Sofia CarvalhoFaculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernni Monteiro, Porto 4200-319, PortugalTel +351 225513600Fax +351 225513601Email asorcarvalho@hotmail.com Purpose: Arterial hypertension is one of the most common diseases in the world, presenting a great impact on global mortality. Despite having good medication, the best control depends on patients adherence Continue reading →

With more than half of heart-disease and stroke deaths happening among people with high blood pressure (BP), there is a need for physician practices and health care organizations to prioritize BP control. To recognize organizations for their efforts, the AMA and American Heart Association (AHA) have honored nearly 1,200 physician practices and health systems across the country through the Target: BP Recognition Program. The recognized organizations care for 29.8 million adult patients, with more than 8 million of those patients diagnosed with hypertension across 46 states and U.S. Continue reading →

High blood pressure the 'Silent Killer' can quietly damage your body for years before symptoms develop. If it is not controlled in time you may wind up with a disability, a poor quality of life or even a fatal heart attack Continue reading →

Hypertension is the most important risk factor for the chronic disease burden across the world. Global Burden of Diseases study in 2017 reported high systolic BP as the leading risk factor across the globe that accounted for 10.2 million deaths. Indians are more prone to hypertension and heart disorders, and are affected at a younger age than the Europeans.Prevalence Estimates In IndiaAs per the Fourth National Family Health Survey, in India 13.8 percent of men in the age group of 15 to 49 years and 8.8 percent of women aged between 15 to 54 years, suffer from hypertension Continue reading →

High blood pressure: Intake of vitamin D can help you control high blood pressure, says study Vitamin D deficiency and hypertension are linked to each other. This might surprise you but studies have described the link between the two. Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for the human body. Continue reading →