Hypertension

Mobile Phone Use Tied to Higher Risk for New-Onset Hypertension

Publish Date May 23, 2023

Risk seems to escalate in dose-response manner for frequency of mobile phone use

Hypotension, Hypertension Avoidance Strategies Explored in Noncardiac Surgery

Publish Date May 22, 2023

Similar incidence of major vascular complications seen with hypotension-avoidance, hypertension-avoidance strategies

Low-Dose Combo Antihypertensives Effective for Lowering BP

Publish Date May 16, 2023

Low-dose combination associated with greater mean reduction in systolic BP than monotherapy or usual care and placebo

Hospitals Caring for Mostly Black Patients Provide Quality Heart Failure Care

Publish Date May 11, 2023

No significant within-hospital differences seen for quality for Black patients versus White patients

Intensive BP Targets Cut Risk for Cardiac Conduction Disease

Publish Date May 10, 2023

Authors say findings suggest cardiac conduction disease may be preventable

Cardiovascular Disease Risks Persist for Years After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Publish Date April 29, 2023

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of noncancer death in men with prostate cancer.

High Blood Pressure in Young Adulthood Tied to Worse Later Brain Health

Publish Date April 27, 2023

Negative association of hypertension and blood pressure change with regional brain volumes stronger in men than women.

Kidney Problems Possible in Heavy Coffee Drinkers Who Metabolize Caffeine Slowly

Publish Date April 24, 2023

Slow metabolizers of caffeine genetically comprise half of the Italian population.

Hypertension in Teens Tied to Heart Damage

Publish Date April 24, 2023

Within 7 years, signs of heart structure damage, heart function damage were seen

Exposure to Road Traffic Noise Linked to Primary Hypertension

Publish Date April 20, 2023

Highest hypertension risk seen in association with high exposure to both traffic noise and air pollution