High Blood Pressure
‘Package’ of hypertension interventions in Nigeria improves BP treatment, control
PHILADELPHIA — A large multilevel hypertension treatment protocol package led by community health workers in Nigeria was associated with improvements in high blood pressure treatment and control, a speaker reported.
Body composition, waist circumference not superior to BMI for predicting elevated BP
DALLAS — Use of body composition or waist circumference was not superior to BMI to evaluate the presence of elevated blood pressure in adults undergoing a behavioral weight-loss intervention, according to data presented at ObesityWeek.
Insomnia, short sleep tied to high blood pressure risk for women
Women who reported sleep difficulties or sleeping less than 6 hours per day were more likely to develop hypertension compared with women who slept 7 to 8 hours, with shift work not affecting the association, researchers reported.
What is hypertension?
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.
Self-measured BP control initiative lowers communities’ rates of uncontrolled hypertension
Additional training and technical assistance to improve self-measured BP in communities with high rates of uncontrolled hypertension successfully increased BP control from 2020 to 2022, a speaker reported.
Running, wall sits most effective exercises for high blood pressure
Several exercise training modes improved resting BP, but isometric exercise was the most effective, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Any alcohol consumption risk factor for high blood pressure
As little as one alcoholic drink per day is associated with a linear increase in systolic BP, even for people without hypertension, data from a meta-analysis of international studies show.
VIDEO: Consider preventable stroke risk factors in every patient
BOSTON — In honor of Stroke Awareness Month, two vascular neurologists from the University of Virginia spoke with Healio at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting about the importance of recognizing risk factors in all patients.
Top in cardiology: Phone use and high BP risk; expanded indication for dapagliflozin
Greater mobile phone use for making or receiving calls was associated with a higher risk for high blood pressure, particularly in those with a genetic risk for hypertension, recent data show.
High weekly mobile phone use tied to high blood pressure risk
An analysis of UK Biobank data show people who reported high weekly mobile phone use to make or receive calls were more likely to develop hypertension during follow-up, with greater risk for those at genetic risk for hypertension.