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April 19, 2024

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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Death After Giving Birth

Apr. 11, 2024 — Health researchers identify patients at risk for preventable death in the year after ...

Getting Too Little Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure

Mar. 27, 2024 — Sleeping fewer than seven hours is associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure over time, according to a new ...

Study Suggests an 'Odor Sensor' May Explain Male and Female Differences in Blood Pressure

Mar. 20, 2024 — Using data from both mice and humans, a research team has found that a cell surface protein that senses odors and chemicals may be responsible for -- and help explain -- male/female differences in ...

Salt Substitutes Help to Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure in Older Adults

Feb. 12, 2024 — The replacement of regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce incidences of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in older adults without increasing their risk of low blood pressure episodes, according to a recent study. People who used a salt ...

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Raised Blood Pressure Is the Leading Risk Factor for Death in Australia

Feb. 21, 2024 — Raised blood pressure has been the leading risk factor for death in Australia for the past three decades, according to a new study. It is also the main contributor to deaths from cardiovascular ...

New Weight Loss Medication May Help Lower Blood Pressure in Adults With Obesity

Feb. 5, 2024 — Weight loss medication reduced both day and nighttime blood pressure levels, finds new ...

Weight Loss Surgery Most Effective for Long-Term Blood Pressure Control

Feb. 5, 2024 — Bariatric surgery is more effective in controlling hypertension rates, or high blood pressure, in people with obesity and uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to blood pressure medication alone, ...

Genetics May Influence the Body's Response to Low Oxygen

Jan. 10, 2024 — Researchers uncovered a fundamental mechanism that controls the body's response to limited oxygen and regulates blood vessel disease of the ...

Exposure to High Humidity and Temperature in Pregnancy Could Influence Blood Pressure Changes in Childhood

Jan. 10, 2024 — Outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy could affect the future blood pressure of the unborn child, according to new ...

Hypertension's Hidden Hand: Pressure-Driven Foam Cell Formation Revealed as Key Driver of Arterial Disease

Jan. 5, 2024 — A new study unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial ...

Unique Cell-Based Approach for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Shown to Be Safe

Dec. 13, 2023 — Infusions of potentially therapeutic cells derived from the heart are safe for people with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a form of high blood ...

The Silent Killer Gets Louder as High Blood Pressure Risks Trend Upward

Dec. 12, 2023 — Researchers have found an increased need for urgent dialysis and a rising mortality rate in people hospitalized for dangerously high blood pressure. Younger people needed more dialysis and leaner ...

Many Couples Around the World May Share High Blood Pressure

Dec. 6, 2023 — Spouses or partners in heterosexual relationships may have high blood pressure that mirrors one another, finds new, multinational ...

Decades After Blood Pressure-Related Pregnancy Complications, Women Can Have Changes in Heart Structure and Function

Dec. 4, 2023 — Hispanic/Latina women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) -- conditions marked by high blood pressure during pregnancy -- are ...

Safety of a Potential New Treatment to Manage Complications from Sickle Cell Disease

Apr. 11, 2024 — A drug approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension may be effective at managing hypertension and end-organ damage in patients with sickle cell disease, according to a new study. An early phase ...

Salty Immune Cells Surrounding the Brain Linked to Hypertension-Induced Dementia

Dec. 4, 2023 — A study suggests that the response of immune system cells inside the protective covering surrounding the brain may contribute to the cognitive decline that can occur in a person with chronic high ...

Reducing Systolic Blood Pressure to Less Than 120 Mm Hg Reduced Cardiovascular Event Risk

Nov. 13, 2023 — An intensive three-year intervention to lower the top blood pressure number to less than 120 mm Hg was more effective at preventing death, heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular events in ...

Cut Salt, Cut Blood Pressure

Nov. 13, 2023 — Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure-reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study. It found 70-75% of all people, ...

Practicing Mindfulness Can Help People Make Heart-Healthy Eating Choices

Nov. 2, 2023 — A study found that participants in a mindfulness-based blood pressure reduction program improved health behaviors that lower blood pressure. When people who had elevated blood pressure participated ...

Study Shows Engineered Gut Bacteria Can Treat Hypertension

Oct. 24, 2023 — Newly published research proves that it's possible to treat high blood pressure by using specially engineered Lactobacillus paracasei to produce a protein called ACE2 in the gut, reducing gut ...

Two Probiotics Identified as Promising Hypertension Treatments

Oct. 19, 2023 — New findings point to 2 additional probiotics as potential treatments for high blood ...

Fluctuating Blood Pressure: A Warning Sign for Dementia and Heart Disease

Oct. 16, 2023 — The link between high blood pressure and a range of health problems is well known, and researchers have now found that fluctuating blood pressure can be just as risky and a potential precursor to ...

Losing Sleep? It Might Be Time to Check Your Blood Pressure

Oct. 2, 2023 — Getting enough sleep has never been more difficult in today's fast-paced environment. Yet new research highlights why getting a good night’s sleep is critical to staying healthy. Their ...

Increasing Steps by 3,000 Per Day Can Lower Blood Pressure in Older Adults, Study Finds

Sep. 27, 2023 — An estimated 80 percent of older adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. Maintaining healthy blood pressure can protect against serious conditions like heart failure, heart attacks, and strokes. ...

High Blood Pressure While Lying Down Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Health Complications

Sep. 7, 2023 — An analysis of data from a long-running study of more than 11,000 adults from four diverse communities in the United States has found that adults who had high blood pressure while both seated upright ...

Cold Weather May Pose Challenges to Treating High Blood Pressure

Sep. 7, 2023 — An analysis of electronic health records for more than 60,000 adults in the United States found that systolic, or top-number, blood pressure rose slightly during the winter compared to summer months. ...

Arterial Stiffness May Cause and Worsen Heart Damage Among Adolescents by Increasing Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance

Aug. 15, 2023 — Arterial stiffness is a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents, according to a new follow-up ...

Routinely Drinking Alcohol May Raise Blood Pressure Even in Adults Without Hypertension

July 31, 2023 — An analysis of data from seven studies involving more than 19,000 adults in the United States, Korea and Japan found a clear association between increases in systolic (top-number) blood pressure and ...

Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Saves Lives, Cuts Costs, and Reduces Healthcare Disparities

July 13, 2023 — Expanding home blood pressure monitoring among US adults with hypertension could substantially reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and save healthcare costs in the long term, according to a ...

Novel Study Deepens Knowledge of Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

June 26, 2023 — Novel research found that apparent resistant hypertension (aRH) prevalence was lower in a real-world sample than previously reported, but still relatively frequent -- affecting nearly 1 in 10 ...

High Blood Pressure in Your 30s Is Associated With Worse Brain Health in Your 70s

Apr. 7, 2023 — High blood pressure in early adulthood is associated with worse brain health in late life, according to a new study. Men, compared to women, may be more vulnerable to the detrimental effects of high ...

Being Fit Partially Offsets Negative Impact of High Blood Pressure

Mar. 23, 2023 — High fitness levels may reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men with high blood pressure, according to a 29-year ...

Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise -- Literally

Mar. 22, 2023 — If you live near a busy road you might feel like the constant sound of roaring engines, honking horns and wailing sirens makes your blood pressure rise. Now a new study confirms it can do exactly ...

Gene Essential to Making DNA Appears to Be a Good Target in Minimizing Pulmonary Hypertension

Mar. 14, 2023 — Scientists have found that inhibiting a gene essential to making DNA can significantly reduce the destructive cell proliferation and disease progression in pulmonary ...