Blood Pressure

ATLANTA — Among adults with mild to moderate hypertension, receiving text messages designed to cultivate spirituality was associated with an average 7 mm Hg decrease in systolic BP compared with no intervention, researchers reported.

Following 15-minute use of an electronic nicotine delivery system, or ENDS, lung function fell and blood pressure and heart rate rose in long-term users vs. nonusers, according to results published in CHEST.

A computerized clinical decision support system intervention reduced patients’ mean systolic BP and increased prescriptions of multiple medications, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

After decades of decline in CVD deaths among patients with hypertension, there has been no significant change since the first decade of the 2000s, according to a study published in Hypertension.

The use of BP medication among people who reported having high blood pressure increased by about 3 percentage points, according to a study in MMWR.

WASHINGTON — Four pooled studies noted similar pharmacodynamic performance for epinephrine delivered via nasal spray or autoinjector, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Replacing usual salt with a potassium-enriched salt substitute in the kitchens of elder care facilities in China for 2 years reduced risk for incident hypertension by approximately 40% for adults with normal BP, data show.

Tai chi was more effective at lowering blood pressure in adults with prehypertension compared with aerobic exercise, according to a recently published study.

Black women as young as 24 years diagnosed with hypertension may have up to a threefold greater risk for stroke at midlife vs. women without hypertension, researchers reported.

Among adults with prehypertension, 12 months of tai chi significantly decreased office systolic BP by a mean of 2.4 mm Hg more than aerobic exercise, along with greater reductions in 24-hour and nighttime ambulatory systolic BP, data show.