Early research suggests a shot could replace blood pressure meds • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 06 07 A hypertension vaccine could be an important alternative to conventional drug therapy because of patients’ inconsistent drug intake — if further research supports results from a small… Blood pressure harder to control in winter: study • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 05 07 For people with high blood pressure, the condition can prove tougher to control in the winter, researchers said on Monday. Veterans treated in the winter were less likely to… Changing the way doctors treat high blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 05 07 Scientists at Robarts Research Institute have developed a simplified and more effective method of treating high blood pressure. The study, led by clinical pharmacologist Dr. Ross Feldman, showed that… Common Medications Provide Equal Blood Pressure Control • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 05 07 Two common classes of blood pressure medications – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) – are equally effective at controlling high blood pressure, according to a report… Elderly with high blood pressure less likely to get lifestyle modification advice from doctors • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 02 07 People older than 60 with high blood pressure are less likely than other groups of patients to receive advice from their doctors… For High Blood Pressure Patients, Preventing or Reducing Enlarged Heart May Decrease Risk for Diabet • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 31 07 High-blood-pressure patients treated for enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH) who have regression or prevention of LVH may also have a better… Sleep deprivation may raise women’s blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 19 07 Women who regularly get fewer than 7 hours of sleep each night may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, a new study suggests. British researchers found that… Expecting an afternoon nap can reduce blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 15 07 Where does the benefit lie in an afternoon nap” Is it in the nap itself-or in the anticipation of taking a snooze” Researchers in the United Kingdom have found… Renal and vascular protective effects of cilnidipine in patients with essential hypertension: study • High Blood Pressure news • Sep 26 07 Cilnidipine is a calcium channel blocker that blocks both L and N-type calcium channels. L/N-type calcium channel blockers exhibit sympatholytic action and a renal… Aldosterone excess and resistance to 24-h blood pressure control • High Blood Pressure news • Sep 26 07 Aldosterone excess has been reported to be a common cause of resistant hypertension. To what degree this represents true treatment resistance is unknown. Objective: The present study aimed… For High-Blood-Pressure Patients, Preventing or Reducing Enlarged Heart Decreases Risk of Heart Fail • High Blood Pressure news • Sep 12 07 For high-blood-pressure patients, preventing or reducing enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy or LVH) reduces risk of heart failure. The study is published in the… Older men’s blood pressure sensitive to alcohol • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 28 07 Regular drinking is known to raise blood pressure in some people, but the effect may depend largely on age and cholesterol levels, a study of Japanese men suggests. The study… Coffee linked with high blood pressure risk • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 27 07 The likelihood of having to start drug treatment to control high blood pressure, or hypertension, seems to be increased among coffee drinkers. However, researchers also found no relationship between how… Hypertension Appears to Be Frequently Undiagnosed in Children and Adolescents • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 22 07 In a study of children and adolescents with hypertension, only about one in four had been previously diagnosed with the condition, according to a study in the… Research Review Finds Yoga Beneficial in Reducing Hypertension • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 22 07 Hypertension, or high blood pressure, remains the most common reason for office visits to physicians for non-pregnant adults in the United States. Some 50 million Americans are believed to… Understanding hypertension in African Americans proves elusive • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 16 07 Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone in African Americans known to potentially cause hypertension, found Michael D. Brown, Ph.D., the senior author of a study in the September issue of… High Blood Pressure, Low Energy - A Recipe for Heart Failure • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 10 07 Many people with long-standing high blood pressure develop heart failure. But some don’t. Daniel P. Kelly, M.D., and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in… Monitoring Your Blood Pressure at Home • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 07 07 Why should I monitor my blood pressure at home? Monitoring your blood pressure at home helps you and your doctor choose how to treat your high blood pressure. Controlling it can… Hypertension in Children • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 The measurement of blood pressure is now firmly established as an important component of the routine pediatric physical examination. Nevertheless, blood pressure in children has been given serious attention only since the mid-1960s. The… Essential Hypertension • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 Typically, essential hypertension is recognized in the third decade of life and progresses slowly over many years. Studies emphasize not only the strong familial incidence of essential hypertension but also that young children of hypertensive… Approach to hypertension diagnosis • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 It is important to diagnose the cause of hypertension and treat it if it is significant, but equally important to avoid diagnosing or labeling a patient as hypertensive when pressures are normal or… Hypertension Basic Mechanisms • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 Arterial hypertension is caused by a decreased compliance of the large arteries, an increased resistance of the systemic arterioles, or an increased cardiac output. Isolated systolic hypertension occurs with normal arterial compliance and a… Causes of Hypertension • Systemic Hypertension • • Moderate or severe hypertension in children • Jul 25 07 The common causes of hypertension at different ages are given in Table 22-22. A more comprehensive list of the causes of hypertension is given in Resistant Hypertension • Systemic Hypertension • Jul 21 07 Resistant hypertension is defined in JNC 7 as the failure to reach blood pressure control in patients who are adherent to full doses of an appropriate three-drug regimen (including a diuretic). In this situation, the… Is pseudohypertension or office hypertension likely? • Systemic Hypertension • Jul 21 07 Pseudohypertension is found occasionally in older patients with generalized atherosclerosis leading to a stiffened brachial artery. In this condition, pressures obtained using a sphygmomanometer cuff are inappropriately high compared with intra-arterial… Page 11 of 17 pages « First < 9 10 11 12 13 > Last » << Back to main Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
