Hypertension News

Posted May 15, 2012:

• Palpitations Are Predictive of Future Atrial Fibrillation

Posted May 1, 2012:

• Blood Pressure Drugs Linked With Lower PTSD Symptoms

Posted April 25, 2012:

• Evidence of a Biological Trigger for High Blood Pressure
• Vitamin D Supplements Can Reduce Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension

Posted April 22, 2012:

• Second-Generation Drug Used for Hypertension Aids Heart Function Independent of Blood Pressure Effect, Study Suggests

Posted April 21, 2012:

• Tax on Salt Could Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Deaths by 3 Percent, Experts Say

Posted April 20, 2012:

• Cardiovascular Disease Risk of High Normal Blood Pressure Decreases in Old Age

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Big Doses of Vitamin C May Lower Blood Pressure

Posted April 13, 2012:

• Changes in Gene Expression May Help Explain High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Arteries Under Pressure Early On: Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet Show Signs of Artery Damage After Only Six Weeks

Posted March 26, 2012:

• Rapid Rise in Blood Pressure Before Midlife May Cause Irreversible Heart Damage
• Compound in Soy Products May Help Lower Blood Pressure
• Snacking on Raisins May Offer a Heart-Healthy Way to Lower Blood Pressure

Posted March 22, 2012:

• Blood-Pressure Drug May Slow Diabetes Progression

Posted March 20, 2012:

• Serious Risks of Vascular Disease With Two-Arm Blood Pressure Difference
• Pain Relievers Could Be Spiking Your Blood Pressure

Posted March 13, 2012:

• Magnesium Lowers Blood Pressure, Study Suggests

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Stress Making Your Blood Pressure Rise? Blame Your Immune System

Posted February 18, 2012:

• Pregnancy-Related Complications Predict CVD in Middle Age

Posted February 13, 2012:

• Prolonged Fructose Intake Not Linked to Rise in Blood Pressure, Study Suggests

Posted February 10, 2012:

• A Novel Method for Simultaneously Measuring Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure in People With Obesity and Hypertension Without Increasing Weight

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Tobacco Smoking and High Blood Pressure Are Biggest Killers of Japanese Adults, Study Finds

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Two Common Sweeteners Have Different Effects on the Body, Study Suggests
• Positive Affirmation Appears to Improve Medication Adherence in Hypertensive African-Americans

Posted January 22, 2012:

• Sweeping Genetic Analysis of Rare Disease Yields Common Mechanism of Hypertension

Posted January 12, 2012:

• First Detailed Data of Risk of Using Rasilez With Certain Blood Pressure-Lowering Drugs

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Blood Pressure Control: Now or Later?

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Hypertension Treatment Associated With Long-Term Improvement in Life Expectancy

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Middle-Age Blood Pressure Changes Affect Lifetime Heart Disease, Stroke Risk

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Blood Pressure Medicines Reduce Stroke Risk in People With Prehypertension, Study Suggests

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Genetic Defect Disturbs Salt Handling and Pushes Up Blood Pressure Levels: Gene Responsible for Hypertension Identified

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Breakthrough in Understanding the Genetics of High Blood Pressure

Posted October 31, 2011:

• New Findings May Help Explain High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Double Duty for Blood Pressure Drugs: How They Could Revolutionize How We Treat Valve Disease

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Physical Fitness Could Have a Positive Effect on Eye Health

Posted October 20, 2011:

• High Blood Pressure in Early Pregnancy Raises Risk of Birth Defects, Irrespective of Medication, Study Finds

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Protein Is Potential New Treatment Target for Adult Pulmonary Hypertension
• Could Hypertension Drugs Help People With Alzheimer's?

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Gender Differences in Blood Pressure Appears as Early as Adolescence, With Girls Faring Worse

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Reversing Smoke-Induced Damage and Disease in the Lung

Posted October 10, 2011:

• Restless Legs Syndrome May Raise High Blood Pressure Risk in Middle-Aged Women

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Increased Fat in Children Raises Their Blood Pressure Risk

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Even High-but-Normal Blood Pressure Elevates Stroke Risk

Posted September 26, 2011:

• High Blood Pressure Is Linked to Increased Risk of Developing or Dying from Cancer

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Abnormal Activation of a Protein May Explain Deadly Link Between High Salt Intake and Obesity

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Estrogen Treatment May Help Reverse Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Blacks Develop High Blood Pressure One Year Faster Than Whites, Study Finds

Posted September 11, 2011:

• Genome-Wide Hunts Reveal New Regulators of Blood Pressure; Genetic Variants Linked to Increased Risk of Hypertension, Stroke and Other Cardiovascular Diseases

Posted September 7, 2011:

• Gastric Bypass Reduces Blood Pressure, Swedish Research Finds

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