Blood Pressure

Benefits of a hypertension personal control program with a home BP monitoring device vs. device only in patients with hypertension.

Follow-up after an acute MI using a smart technology approach, which utilized smartphone-compatible devices including a BP monitor, weight scale, step counter and rhythm monitor, yielded similar rates of regulated BP compared with the standard of care.

A larger thigh circumference may be associated with lower blood pressure and a reduced risk for developing cardiovascular disease among people with overweight or obesity, according to findings published in Endocrine Connections.

A 2-year, sustained mean blood pressure of 130-139/80-89 mm Hg — now considered the threshold for stage 1 hypertension by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association — is associated with a 73% higher risk for atherosclerotic vascular events among patients with lupus, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

More daily steps, as measured by the Apple Watch, were associated with lower home BP, but the association became nonsignificant after adjustment for BMI.

Compared with standard BP control, intensive BP control prolonged projected survival in patients at high CV risk without diabetes, but the absolute effect was strongest at younger ages, according to new data from the SPRINT trial.

ORLANDO, Fla. – As patients learn more about alternative therapies, one glaucoma specialist still recommends medication first, then elevating low systemic blood pressure – and then supplements.

Despite guidelines recommending chlorthalidone over hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension, the drugs have similar effectiveness and chlorthalidone was associated with a significantly worse safety profile, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Results previously published in The New England Journal of Medicine that assessed the relationship between clinic and ambulatory BP measurements and mortality have been retracted by the journal based on a request by the authors.

BP elevations occurred more rapidly in women compared with men and as early as the third decade of life, which may explain why CVD presents at different times between both sexes, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.