Following a review of over 400 studies, the American Heart Association has updated its 2008 guidelines on the detection and management of resistant hypertension.
Recently, the CDC sought to analyze trends in hypertension among youths aged 12 to 19 years and the impact of the 2017 AAP guidelines on the classification of hypertension.
To assess whether weight gain during pregnancy is associated with the risk for preeclampsia, the authors of a new study evaluated data from more than 62,000 first-time moms. To see the results, read more.
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In 3 substudies, researchers investigated the effectiveness and the mechanisms behind the superiority of 2 unconventional antihypertensive drugs first examined in the PATHWAY-2 study.
In 3 substudies, researchers investigated the effectiveness and the mechanisms behind the superiority of 2 unconventional antihypertensive drugs first examined in the PATHWAY-2 study.
In a new study, researchers examined the proportion of US adults with hypertension who are recommended for antihypertensive treatment and the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality under the...
In a new study, researchers investigated whether platelet count and homocysteine levels affect the risk of first stroke in patients with hypertension, and how folic acid treatment could modify this risk.
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The AHA recommends repeated BP measurements during clinic visits, but in busy practices, it is often only measured once. In a study of 38,260 patients, researchers investigated the impact of a second...
In a recent analysis of the Framingham Heart Study Original Cohort, researchers assessed 1252 individuals in order to determine whether there exists a common threshold level above which blood pressure rise...
