Blood Pressure

Black adults younger than 60 years were found to have elevated population-attributable risk for CVD, CHD, HF and stroke associated with hypertension, according to findings published in JAMA Cardiology.

Weight gain and increased systolic BP in collegiate U.S. football players may be due to concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, arterial stiffening and reduced left ventricular diastolic function, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

Black adults who reported higher stress over time had elevated risk for hypertension, according to an analysis of the Jackson Heart Study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Globally, the overall prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents aged 19 years or younger is 4%, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Among patients with diabetes who lost weight, those who maintained their weight loss significantly improved their cardiometabolic risk factors compared with those who regained weight, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who took part in a multifactorial intervention that included structured education had their long-term measures of HbA1c, blood pressure and coronary heart disease risk lowered more substantially than those who received usual care, according to findings published in Diabetic Medicine.

Elevated blood pressure that still falls below the diagnostic criteria for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is associated with the development of hypertension 5 years later, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Some patients with treatment-resistant depression who were assigned esketamine nasal spray in a clinical trial experienced temporary elevated blood pressure, but these elevations were asymptomatic, generally transient and not associated with serious cardiovascular safety sequalae, according to study findings presented at Psych Congress.

It is a sad fact that – even as prevalent as kidney disease has become in the United States – many Americans have no idea that, albeit silently, their kidney function is deteriorating. As we know, there are often few obvious, outward signs. Genetics and race play a role; but whereas people might be aware that their blood pressure is high, they could stand to lose some weight or that their blood sugars are elevated, not enough individuals know to connect the dots between these medical issues and the functional longevity of their kidneys.

LDL cholesterol and blood pressure may be increased for children who have more oral microbiota diversity compared with those with less diversity, according to findings presented at the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology annual meeting.