Hypertension News

ARLINGTON, Texas — An accurate BP measurement is essential to properly diagnose and manage hypertension, yet most providers do not have time to follow the guideline-recommended steps, according to a speaker.

Zilebesiran, a novel RNA interference agent, lowered serum angiotensinogen levels and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure for 24 weeks, according to the results of a phase 1 trial.

Winter-induced elevations in BP were persistent among patients with hypertension despite treatment with up to three classes of antihypertensive medications, with an approximately 7% drop in BP control, researchers reported.

Alpha blockers may be safe to prescribe to help lower blood pressure in patients on hemodialysis, according to study findings.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, FACC, FAHA, co-chair of the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference, discusses the accomplishments of the meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — A variety of pharmacologic and device-based approaches provides hope for effective and safe treatment of resistant hypertension, which can be “tedious but important” to diagnose, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Healio | Cardiology Today Editorial Board Member Susan Cheng, MD, MPH, MMSc, discusses the excess risk for heart attack in patients with COVID-19.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASCP, MACE, co-chair of the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference, discusses the mission and purpose of the meeting.

“The most important skill you will learn in your medical career is to measure blood pressure. Do it correctly and you will help more patients to better health than with any other skill you learn. Do it wrong and you will harm more patients than with any other medical errors you make over your career.” — Clarence E. Grim, MD

Stanford University nephrologist Vivek Bhalla, MD, FASN, FAHA, understands the value of more aggressive screening for primary aldosteronism, a condition that can lead to high blood pressure.