High Blood Pressure

It is estimated that one in two U.S. adults has hypertension, considered the most prevalent CV condition and a potent risk factor for MI, HF, stroke and death. Yet, BP control continues to worsen, and the disease burden remains substantial.

A slightly elevated urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio that remains within the normal range is associated with an increased prevalence of hypertension in the U.S. general population, researchers reported.

Elevated umbilical cord blood insulin concentration measured early after birth could be tied to high BP during childhood and adolescence, especially in children born preterm, according to a study published in Hypertension.

Chronic kidney disease occurs commonly in patients with hypertension and diabetes, and is also associated with acute kidney failure, intrinsic kidney disorders and family history of chronic kidney disease.

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy, particularly preeclampsia or eclampsia, experienced a greater decline in cognitive function later in life, according to findings published in Neurology.

Patients taking antihypertensive medication in the evening experienced no difference in MI, stroke or CV death occurrence compared with patients taking them in the morning, a speaker reported.

There is no significant benefit from enhanced home BP monitoring devices compared with standard devices in the absence of additional support from health care providers, based on the results of a randomized study.

Lifestyle modification, including increased physical activity and a healthy diet, is the “most important step” in the management of cardiometabolic risk factors driving hypertension in children and teens, according to a consensus statement.

WASHINGTON — Most hypertension-related information available on the social media platform TikTok is not presented by health care professionals and often contains recommendations not backed by scientific evidence, researchers reported.

Transcendental meditation may be a useful intervention for lowering systolic BP in Black patients with high-normal BP, according to study data published in American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.