Blood Pressure

Among children and adolescents, exposure to short- and long-term high air pollution levels during childhood increased the likelihood of having high BP later in life, researchers reported.

In an update to the 2017 hypertension guideline, the American Heart Association recommended lifestyle changes for patients with slightly elevated BP, adding medication if necessary after 6 months.

Researchers found that a pharmacist-led intervention for hypertension care at Black-owned barbershops was highly cost-effective. A review of the findings was the top story in cardiology last week.

Medications that lower BP reduced CV event rates regardless of prior CVD or baseline BP, according to a meta-analysis published in The Lancet.

Deprescribing medications can benefit patients with obesity, but providers must use caution to avoid hypoglycemia or hypertension for those with diabetes, according to a speaker.

After a systematic review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmed its endorsement of screening for hypertension with office BP measurement in adults aged 18 years or older.

Increased physical activity was significantly associated with reduced likelihood of adverse heart events and mortality, according to findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology preventive cardiology meeting.

Patients with the highest baseline risk factors derived the most benefit from an intensive BP-lowering regimen compared with standard care, according to a secondary analysis of the SPRINT trial.

Gender-affirming hormone therapy may cause a decrease in mean systolic BP in transgender women and an increase in mean systolic BP in transgender men, researchers reported.

Coffee consumption may be “naturally” regulated based on an individual’s BP level and heart rate, researchers wrote in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.