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Seven updates in hypertension research
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From high-fiber diets to college football and racial disparities, Healio brings to you recent highlights in hypertension treatment and prevention.
LEGEND-HTN: Thiazide, thiazide-like diuretics superior to ACE inhibitors
Drug classes used as monotherapy for hypertension were shown to be comparable, although thiazide or thiazide-like diuretics were superior to ACE inhibitors, according to results from the LEGEND-HTN study published in The Lancet. Read more
High-fiber diet improves CV risk factors in hypertension, diabetes
A high-fiber, low-glycemia index diet showed a strong protective role against CVD and CV risk reduction in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes, according to findings presented at the ACC Middle East Conference. Read more
Causes of weight gain, higher BP identified in college football players
Weight gain and increased systolic BP in collegiate U.S. football players may be due to concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, arterial stiffening and reduced left ventricular diastolic function, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology. Read more
Antihypertensives at bedtime confer improved BP control vs. morning medications
Patients with hypertension who took BP-lowering medications at bedtime had improved ambulatory BP control compared with those who took medications when they woke up, which led to a reduction in major CVD events, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Read more
Hypertension significant cause of CVD events in black adults
Black adults younger than 60 years were found to have elevated population-attributable risk for CVD, CHD, HF and stroke associated with hypertension, according to findings published in JAMA Cardiology. Read more
Guidelines fall short in diagnosing labile hypertension, addressing adherence
CHICAGO — There are a number of gaps in the 2017 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology hypertension guideline that cardiologists may not be aware of, presenters said at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress. Read more
High levels of stress increase hypertension risk in black individuals
Black adults who reported higher stress over time had elevated risk for hypertension, according to an analysis of the Jackson Heart Study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Read more