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Cardiology Today’s hypertension coverage includes BP medications, pediatric guidelines
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In recognition of May as National High Blood Pressure Education Month, which raises awareness about the impact of hypertension, Cardiology Today has compiled a list of several stories discussing the importance of managing BP and hypertension.
Pediatric hypertension guidelines and the use of intensive BP therapy are among some of the topics featured.
NEW HOPE: Firibastat lowers BP in high-risk population
The novel aminopeptidase A inhibitor firibastat was associated with BP reduction at 8 weeks in a high-risk diverse patient population, according to the results of the phase 2 NEW HOPE study.
Intensive BP therapy may lower CVD odds in type 2 diabetes
Intensive BP treatment may be beneficial for patients with type 2 diabetes, even when levels of BP and risk for CVD are lower than recommended for treatment, according to findings published in Hypertension.
Newer guidelines identify more cases of pediatric hypertension
Guidelines implemented by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2017 identified more children with adverse metabolic profiles in childhood and elevated CV risk in adulthood compared with the 2004 guidelines, according to findings published in Hypertension.
BP down with renal sympathetic denervation in sham-controlled trials
In a recent meta-analysis of randomized, sham-controlled trials, renal sympathetic denervation significantly decreased various measures of BP.
PARROT: Placental growth factor testing expedites preeclampsia diagnoses
Testing for placental growth factor in women with suspected preeclampsia reduced the time to clinical confirmation of the condition compared with usual care, according to a study published in The Lancet.
Lifetime risk for hypertension exceeds 75% for black adults, white men
Black men, black women and white men have a lifetime risk for hypertension of more than 75%, a figure that has risen since publication of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guideline, according to data published in JAMA Cardiology.
Seven alcoholic drinks per week enough to increase odds of hypertension
NEW ORLEANS — Moderate and heavy alcohol drinkers appear to have an increased prevalence of both stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
Midday naps lower BP in patients with hypertension
NEW ORLEANS — Among patients with arterial hypertension, those who napped in midday had lower BP compared with those who did not take a nap, independent of dipping status, according to findings presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
Intensive BP therapy reduces white matter hyperintensity in elderly
NEW ORLEANS — In the INFINITY trial, intensive therapy to target 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP of 130 mm Hg resulted significantly reduced accrual of subcortical white matter intensity over 3 years compared with standard BP management in elderly patients with hypertension.