Blood Pressure
Surgeon general: Hypertension control must be national public health priority
The Office of the Surgeon General released a report highlighting the importance of hypertension control as a national public health priority.
Despite surge in telehealth, primary care visits drop 21% amid COVID-19
In the United States, primary care visits declined 21.4% during the second quarter of 2020 compared with average visit volumes in 2018 and 2019, according to study results recently published in JAMA Network Open.
Increased BP in young adulthood could influence future CV event risk
High BP in young adulthood may slightly increase the risk for CV events later in life, researchers found.
New definition of hypertension less likely to be met with more ideal health behaviors
Improving CV health by meeting components of Life’s Simple 7 may reduce the risk for incident hypertension when the lower hypertension threshold of 130/80 mm Hg is used, researchers found.
Top in cardiology: BP control in US, colchicine use and MI
Research presented at the virtual American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Session showed that BP control dropped more than 11% in the United States from 2013 to 2018. It was the top story in cardiology last week.
Mixed beliefs, practices affect hypertension diagnoses
Many providers do not follow guidelines to diagnose hypertension, including using the old clinical BP threshold of 140/90 mm Hg instead of the new threshold of 130/80 mm Hg, researchers found.
Trends in BP control highlight age, race disparities in hypertension treatment, education
Despite significant improvements in BP control among U.S. patients with hypertension between 1999 and 2013, there was an approximately 10% drop in BP control from 2013 to 2018, researchers reported.
BP control in US dropped more than 11% from 2013 to 2018
Between 2013 and 2018, the number of patients with hypertension who had their BP under control dropped more than 11%, researchers reported.
Blood pressure measured at home deemed feasible for patients on in-center hemodialysis
Results from a pilot trial showed taking at-home blood pressure measurements was feasible for patients receiving in-center hemodialysis, with high demonstrated adherence rates.
CV medications underused by Hispanic/Latino patients with PAD
Hispanic and Latino patients with peripheral artery disease underuse guideline-recommended CV medications such as antiplatelet and lipid-lowering therapies, researchers found.