Corresponding author Sandeep Sahay, MD, of Houston Methodist Hospital, and colleagues explained that while PAH remains incurable, advances in the treatment of the disease mean that it can be managed for many patients with careful monitoring. For patients with intermediate and high risk, early diagnosis and risk assessment can reduce mortality rates; those with a low risk profile have good survival rates. Continue reading →

Chris Evans reveals his wife gave him a blood pressure monitor High blood pressureor hypertension can seem innocuous at first because it rarely produces symptoms, but it can lead to more serious conditions. That's because it causes your blood vessels to harden and narrow, which can choke the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.Seeing blood in your urine is a major sign you should not ignore. Continue reading →

In the United States, hypertension (HTN) is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and a more significant health problem for Blacks compared with other racial/ethnic groups. The prevalence of HTN in Black women is among the highest in the world, underscoring the need for effective prevention and management approaches for blood pressure (BP) control. We developed a two-arm randomized controlled trial repeated measures design study for improving HTN self-management among Black women Continue reading →

Daniel Awraris Berhe, Melaku Kindie Yenit, Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Correspondence: Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki Tel +251918068580 Email adsh04@gmail.com Background: Hypertension is a global health concern that can lead to cardiovascular disease and death. In Ethiopia, the risks for cardiovascular disease have been increasing dramatically. Continue reading →

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: XLRN), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of TGF-beta superfamily therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted orphan designation to sotatercept for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Continue reading →

By: Express News Service | Mumbai | December 16, 2020 11:50:12 pm State officials said while it will be possible to draw a list of those under treatment at government centres, collating data from the private sector might pose a challenge. (Representational) MAHARASHTRA HAS diagnosed at least 9.07 lakh diabetic and 13.44 lakh hypertension patients since 2011, when it began screening and treating the two lifestyle disorders. These two pools will now be part of a high priority group that will be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the third phase Continue reading →

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Pulmonary Hypertension - Disease Insights and Market Forecasts to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. "Pulmonary hypertension: Disease Insights and Market Forecasts to 2026" report delivers an in-depth understanding of the disease, historical & forecasted epidemiology of Pulmonary hypertension disease in the US, EU5 (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK), and Japan and the historical & forecasted market size, for Pulmonary hypertension, drug wise in $ sales and patient numbers at global level and in the US, EU5 (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK), Australia and Canada till 2026. Continue reading →

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR), the clinically integrated network of UT Southwestern and Texas Health Resources, has been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) for its commitment to helping improve blood pressure (BP) control rates among the patient populations it serves, earning Gold, the highest level recognition, as part of the 2020 Target: BP Recognition Program. The Gold Award recognizes practices that have 70% or more of their adult patient population with high BP controlled Continue reading →