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...
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women with mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s have a two-fold risk of acute coronary syndromes in their 50s compared to their counterparts with normal blood pressure. That’s the finding of a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, May 10, 2021 — Managing weight, blood pressure and cholesterol in children may help protect brain function in later life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. This is the first study to highlight that cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood through mid-life may influence poor cognitive performance at midlife. Previous research has...
by Federico Graciano, Duke-NUS Medical School Top left: A government doctor evaluates a hypertensive patient at the Upazila Health Complex in rural Bangladesh. Bottom left: A government healthcare worker measures blood pressure at the home of a patient with hypertension in rural Pakistan. Top right: Community healthcare workers deliver home health education at the home of...
by American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new discovery by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center shows that medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults. The study, published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, is the first of its kind to...
by University of Exeter Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Robust evidence from a large international study confirms that a difference in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to greater risk of heart attack, stroke and death. Led by the University of Exeter, the global INTERPRESS-IPD Collaboration conducted a meta-analysis of all the available research, then merged...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain High blood pressure appears to accelerate a decline in cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research published today in Hypertension. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure or hypertension. Having high blood pressure is a risk factor for cognitive decline, which includes such things as...
by Osaka City University Credit: Eriko Kage-Nakadai, Osaka City University Since time immemorial, people have been fascinated by ways to stop aging. Nearly every culture has stories to tell about people who lived for thousands of years, showing that extending lifespan has always been a deep desire across humanity. While modern medicine does not strive...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Despite being known risk factors for poor cardiovascular outcomes, blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol remain undertreated among a large proportion of patients. To address this gap, a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham Health System, led by Brigham cardiologist Benjamin Scirica, MD, MPH, developed a...
In a new study published neuroscientists at Oxford University have found that raised blood pressure and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and memory. Looking at results from 22,000 volunteers in the UK Biobank who underwent brain scanning, the scientists found that raised blood pressure and diabetes significantly impaired the brain’s...
