by University of Sydney Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High blood pressure is the world’s leading killer but poor rates of blood pressure control remain common. A new strategy where patients are started on a pill containing four medicines, each at a quarter of their usual doses, has been shown to be much more effective in getting...
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Flavonoid-rich foods, including berries, apples, pears and wine, appear to have a positive effect on blood pressure levels, an association that is partially explained by characteristics of the gut microbiome, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. “Our gut microbiome plays a key...
by Emi Berry, University of New South Wales “It’s possible we would see the same effects simply by asking participants to make a fist and squeeze it at a certain intensity for the prescribed amount of time,” said Dr. Jones. Credit: Shutterstock When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? High blood pressure...
by American Heart Association Illustration of obstruction of ventilation. Credit: Habib M’henni / public domain Obstructive sleep apnea, a form of sleep-disordered breathing, is common in children and adolescents and may be associated with elevated blood pressure and changes in heart structure, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in...
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER IMAGE: TOM HEINBOCKEL, A MASTERS STUDENT IN THE INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, DEMONSTRATES USING A POWER BREATH DEVICE. CREDIT: (PHOTO BY CASEY A. CASS/UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO) Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and...
by Anna Jones, University of Alabama at Birmingham Investigations by researchers at UAB reveal the existence of a day-night rhythm of heart hormones, and how the disturbance of this rhythm could contribute to a high risk of high blood pressure and poor cardiovascular health in obese individuals. Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham A series of studies recently...
This is a microscopic image showing microcrystals of a zinc preparation illuminated with polarized light. prill/Getty Images Calcium and potassium are involved in the regulation of blood pressure, but one new study suggests that zinc may also have a part to play. The researchers made this discovery accidentally while they were investigating zinc’s role in rat brain...
by University of Vermont An isolated cerebral arteriole from a mouse model, marked by a live-cell dye. Credit: Osama Harraz, Ph.D., University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and premature death worldwide. And key to treating patients with conditions ranging from chest...
Intensive blood pressure treatment targeting systolic blood pressure <120 mm Hg results in lower rates of major adverse cardiovascular events and lower all-cause mortality than a standard treatment target among patients at increased cardiovascular risk, according to a study published in the May 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Cora E. Lewis, M.D., M.S.P.H., from...
Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced a clinically meaningful drop in blood pressure in people whose hypertension did not respond to a triple cocktail of medications, reports a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian.Ajay J. Kirtane In a clinical trial of the...
