Blood Pressure

Higher baseline systolic blood pressure may be a strong risk factor for dementia and cognitive impairment in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a recently published study. “High blood pressure and cognitive impairment are common in adults with chronic kidney disease,” Seda Babroudi, MD, of the William B. Schwartz Division of Nephrology in Boston, and colleagues wrote. 

Older adults with hypertension who did not meet weekly physical activity goals had significant drops in systolic and diastolic BP after adding 3,000 steps per day to their usual routines, data from a pilot study show.

Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. It is defined as transitory (short-lived) or chronic elevation of the blood pressure in the arteries. This elevation may lead to cardiovascular damage. When left untreated, the damage to the circulatory system can cause heart attack, stroke, heart failure, heart disease and kidney failure.

Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes who attended a primary care clinic visit with a clinical pharmacist had a larger drop in HbA1c than those who received usual care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The patient is a 48-year-old man who presents to establish care with your practice. He has no specific symptoms to address. He recently moved to the area.

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued a final recommendation that all pregnant patients should have BP measured at each prenatal visit to identify and prevent complications of hypertensive disorders.

Data from qualitative interviews show parents and caregivers understand and worry about hypertension as a chronic disease, yet expressed little concern when high BP was noted for their children in the clinic, researchers reported.

A retrospective study found that people with hypertension had higher systolic BP during winter vs. summer months, and that BP control rates also decreased to an extent during the winter.

Many users of a smartphone-based CV risk management system who had severe anxiety at baseline had improved anxiety symptoms over time, likely driven by reductions in BP and heart rate, researchers reported.

The rate of obesity-related cardiovascular deaths tripled from 1999 to 2020 — a rise that has taken the greatest toll on underrepresented groups, according to a study.