MARCH 9TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS MEDICINE, RADIOLOGY Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Université de Paris, France, have tested an ultrasound denervation catheter in its potential to treat hypertension. The technology is called the Paradise ultrasound denervation device and it has been developed by ReCor Medical, a medtech company with offices in California and the...
by Boston University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In 2019, the World Health Organization formally recommended the drug dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), citing that it is more effective and tolerable, less costly, and less prone to developing drug resistance than the previously recommended...
MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE IN THE HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION IMAGE: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MACROPHAGES/MICROGLIA AND CEREBRAL VESSELS LEAD TO VASCULAR REGRESSION AND CELL DEATH IN THE BRAIN. IMAGE DEPICTING THE BRAIN OF A ZEBRAFISH WITH MACROPHAGES/MICROGLIA LABELED IN GREEN AND BLOOD VESSELS IN RED. CREDIT: MARIA P. KOTINI, UNIVERSITY OF BASEL Hypertension, or high blood...
High levels of a specific form of cholesterol plus high blood pressure are tied to a doubled risk of cardiovascular events in a new study. Image credit: Stas Pylypets/Stocksy. Researchers investigated the effect of lipoprotein (a) cholesterol levels and hypertension on cardiovascular risk. They found that higher lipoprotein (a) levels increase cardiovascular risk in patients with hypertension. This relationship...
Sue Hughes November 05, 2022 There was no difference in major cardiovascular outcomes with the use of two different diuretics — chlorthalidone or hydrochlorothiazide — in the treatment of hypertension in a new large randomized real-world study. The Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP), which was conducted in more than 13,500 U.S. veterans age 65 years or...
MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE IN THE HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION IMAGE: SHORT FINGERS IN ONE FAMILY. CREDIT: SYLVIA BÄHRING For decades, scientists in Berlin have been researching a strange hereditary condition that results in half the members of certain families having unusually short fingers and extremely high blood pressure. If left untreated, the affected patients...
by UT Southwestern Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The earlier individuals develop type 2 diabetes or hypertension in life, the earlier they are likely to develop primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, researchers from UT Southwestern reported in a recent study. The findings, published in Clinical Ophthalmology, could lead to better screening...
The fluorine-based agent replaces an iodine-based agent developed decades ago at the University of Michigan. A new study shows that researchers have developed a noninvasive method to identify a potential cause of hypertension with a drastic reduction in radiation exposure. Around 10-15% cases of hypertension, or high blood pressure, are believed to be caused by excessive production...
by Noah Fromson, University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have developed a noninvasive method to identify a potential cause of hypertension with a drastic reduction in radiation exposure, a study shows. Around 10-15% cases of hypertension, or high blood pressure, are believed to be caused by excessive production of the hormone aldosterone, which affects the...
by Federico Graciano, Duke-NUS Medical School Mean SBP and proportion BP controlled by treatment group over time. Panel A: Mean SBP was estimated with a generalized linear MMRM for SBP, with cluster random effects for clinic, and random effects for participants. The I bars indicate 95% CIs. *The p-value for the difference in the mean SBP...
