Blood Pressure

Findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress showed that a population-wide salt substitute strategy in Peru reduced systolic and diastolic BP, and the influenza vaccine was associated with a significantly reduced risk for mortality in patients with hypertension.

SAN FRANCISCO — A hydration regimen guided by urine flow rate was superior to a strategy guided by left ventricular end-diastolic pressure for reducing contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing PCI, according to the results of the REMEDIAL III study.

PARIS — A pragmatic population-wide salt substitute strategy implemented in Peru contributed to reductions in both systolic and diastolic BP, especially in participants who were high risk, according to results from a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Obstructive sleep apnea is highly prevalent and more severe disease appears to be associated with higher blood pressure among patients with resistant hypertension, a recent study suggests.

Among patients with severe manifestations of sepsis, the sensitivity of blood cultures decreased after initiation of empirical antimicrobial therapy, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — Following left heart catheterization, offloading measured by left ventricular end-diastolic pressure was a notable marker for worse HF hospitalization-free survival over time.

PHILADELPHIA — Concomitant use of the potassium binder patiromer enabled more patients with resistant hypertension and advanced chronic kidney disease to continue treatment with spironolactone, with less hyperkalemia, according to new data from the AMBER trial presented at the Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Meeting.

A new predictive model based on Japanese registry data revealed several variables that can predict the normalization of blood pressure after adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism, including hypertension duration, BMI, number of BP drug prescriptions, diabetes status and sex, according to findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Factors including sex, waist size and sleep contribute to medical students having an approximately 2.4 times higher prevalence of hypertension than the general population, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Sessions.

Among patients with recent stroke, BP treatment to a target of less than 130 mm Hg systolic was linked to lower risk for orthostatic hypotension compared with treatment to a target of 130 mm Hg to 149 mm Hg systolic, researchers reported that the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions.