Blood Pressure
VIDEO: ASPC president discusses congress highlights and return to live meetings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio video exclusive, the president of American Society for Preventive Cardiology discusses the return to an in-person ASPC Congress on CVD Prevention as well as some highlights from the meeting.
In US, hypertension diagnosis occurs earlier in Black, Hispanic adults
Among U.S. adults, Black and Hispanic individuals are younger when diagnosed with hypertension compared with white individuals, according to new data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Fraud victimization tied to elevated BP in older men
Older men without dementia who self-reported fraud victimization were more likely to experience significant increases in BP over time compared with men who did not report being victims of fraud, researchers reported.
Unhealthy lifestyle drives high blood pressure in children, teens
Lifestyle modification, including increased physical activity and a healthy diet, is the “most important step” in the management of cardiometabolic risk factors driving hypertension in children and teens, according to a consensus statement.
BP among stroke survivors not adequately treated globally
Data from a global BP screening program show adults with a history of stroke were more than twice as likely to have hypertension, with one-third of those having untreated or inadequately treated BP, researchers reported.
Optimal CV health behaviors may mitigate genetic risk for stroke
Maintaining optimal CV health by following the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 protected people from stroke, even among those at high genetic risk, data from a long-term analysis show.
Normal systolic BP maintenance prevents plaque progression, even with low CV risk burden
Among adults without established CVD, a systolic BP of 118 mm Hg or less maintained over time can attenuate coronary atherosclerosis progression, according to an analysis using coronary CT angiography.
BP variability, future CVD incidence may worsen in the winter
Day-by-day BP variability measured by home BP monitoring and CVD event risks may worsen during the winter season, according to findings published in Hypertension.
FDA places hold on phase 2/3 clinical trial of stroke therapy
Biopharmaceutical company DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. announced that the FDA placed a clinical hold on its phase 2/3 ReMEDy2 trial of a synthetic protein therapy for treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
Gas stoves improve household air quality but may not affect gestational BP
Use of a gas stove, despite improving household air quality, did not improve gestational BP in pregnant participants in lower-income countries, and contrarily increased BP compared with solid fuel burning stoves, researchers reported.