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Blood pressure medication slows enlargement of the aorta in patients with Marfan syndrome

Treatment with a drug to lower blood pressure slows enlargement (dilatation) of the aorta in children and young adults with Marfan syndrome, according to late breaking results from the AIMS trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

New study finds that pregnancy is safe for most women with heart disease

Is it safe for women with heart disease to become pregnant? Usually, according to ten-year results from the ROPAC registry reported in a late breaking science session today at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Taking vacations could prolong life, suggests new study

Taking vacations could prolong life. That's the finding of a 40-year study presented today at ESC Congress and accepted for publication in The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging.

28 Aug 2018

Low dose Aspirin daily – benefits and risks measured in two studies

Low dose Aspirin has been advocated to reduce the risk of a second heart attack or a stroke or other heart problems in persons who have had one episode. A major new study published in the Lancet, has found that taking Aspirin to prevent the first heart attack fails to work. In fact the risks of taking low dose Aspirin to prevent the first heart attack outweigh the benefits.

27 Aug 2018

Cedars-Sinai researchers develop simpler, more accurate method to estimate body fat

Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a simpler and more accurate method of estimating body fat than the widely used body mass index, or BMI, with the goal of better understanding obesity.

27 Aug 2018

Patients with high blood pressure should be routinely tested for cognitive dysfunction

A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood pressure, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Restricting consumption of high-sucrose diet to active part of day avoids adverse effects in rats

A sedentary lifestyle combined with a diet dominated by processed foods has widely resulted in a range of conditions including diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure, which are known collectively as metabolic syndrome.

27 Aug 2018

Hypertensive patients rely on medication rather than decreasing salt intake

Patients with high blood pressure are relying solely on medication to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, rather than decreasing salt intake as instructed by their physicians, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018, the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology.

27 Aug 2018

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis, which silently hardens and narrows the arteries, according to results of the PESA study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

The jury is still out on whether people at moderate risk of a first heart attack or stroke should take daily aspirin to lower their risk, according to late breaking results from the ARRIVE study presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and with simultaneous publication in the Lancet.

27 Aug 2018

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

A weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events, according to late breaking results from the CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

Weight loss pill Lorcaserin found to have low cardiovascular risk

Weight loss pills have been discovered and then withdrawn from the market because of the risks that they pose to the heart. Some of them have raised the risk of heart attacks, suicides, heart valve problems significantly and have been thus banned.

27 Aug 2018

Patients with blood pressure must start treatment with two drugs as a single pill

A single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment, according to the 2018 European Society of Cardiology and European Society of Hypertension Guidelines on arterial hypertension published online today in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.

25 Aug 2018

Study: Air pollution can fuel chronic kidney disease

There is good evidence that polluted air increases the risk of respiratory problems such as asthma -- as well as organ inflammation, worsening of diabetes and other life-threatening conditions.

25 Aug 2018

Intensive blood pressure control may pose risk for serious falls and fainting, shows study

Kaiser Permanente research published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found if patients with hypertension taking prescribed medications experience unusually low blood pressures -- systolic blood pressure under 110mmHg -- they are twice as likely to experience a fall or faint as patients whose treated blood pressure remains 110mmHg and above.

25 Aug 2018

Parent’s positive behavior during play time may help child maintain lower BMIs

Parents who positively engage with their children during play time -- and gently steer them to clean up afterward -- may help toddlers with low-self regulation have lower body mass indexes later on as preschoolers.

24 Aug 2018

People fall into trap of greater inactivity during middle age, research reveals

People are falling into a trap of greater inactivity during middle age, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, which calls for its findings to be considered in future national physical activity guidelines.

24 Aug 2018

Individual hypertensive responses to antibiotics may vary depending on genetic makeup and gut bacteria

Individual variations in genetic makeup and gut bacteria may explain the different effects of antibiotics on blood pressure, a new rat study suggests. The findings are published ahead of print in Physiological Genomics.

23 Aug 2018

Study finds link between indoor temperatures and high blood pressure

Turning up the thermostat may help manage hypertension, finds a new UCL study into the link between indoor temperatures and high blood pressure.

23 Aug 2018

New statewide program in North Dakota aims to stem opioid misuse

Preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a nearly 7 percent increase in drug overdoses in 2017, with more than 72,000 deaths. Of the total deaths, almost 68 percent of them were tied to opioid use. A new statewide program in North Dakota called ONE Rx aims to stem opioid misuse by increasing awareness when patients first fill an opioid prescription.

17 Aug 2018

High Blood Pressure News and Research

Latest High Blood Pressure News and Research

Blood pressure medication slows enlargement of the aorta in patients with Marfan syndrome

New study finds that pregnancy is safe for most women with heart disease

Taking vacations could prolong life, suggests new study

Low dose Aspirin daily – benefits and risks measured in two studies

Cedars-Sinai researchers develop simpler, more accurate method to estimate body fat

Patients with high blood pressure should be routinely tested for cognitive dysfunction

Restricting consumption of high-sucrose diet to active part of day avoids adverse effects in rats

Hypertensive patients rely on medication rather than decreasing salt intake

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

Weight loss pill Lorcaserin found to have low cardiovascular risk

Patients with blood pressure must start treatment with two drugs as a single pill

Study: Air pollution can fuel chronic kidney disease

Intensive blood pressure control may pose risk for serious falls and fainting, shows study

Parent’s positive behavior during play time may help child maintain lower BMIs

People fall into trap of greater inactivity during middle age, research reveals

Individual hypertensive responses to antibiotics may vary depending on genetic makeup and gut bacteria

Study finds link between indoor temperatures and high blood pressure

New statewide program in North Dakota aims to stem opioid misuse

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