Low Blood Pressure
Moderate coffee consumption may help maintain low blood pressure
Drinking two to three cups of coffee every day helped maintain low blood BP, according to the results of a study published in Nutrients.
Pharmacological BP reduction effective for lowering CV event risk regardless of age
Lowering BP through medication reduced risk for CV events across almost all age groups, suggesting age-related BP thresholds should be removed from guidelines, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
Intensive BP-lowering treatment does not raise risk for orthostatic hypotension
An intensive BP-lowering strategy did not increase risk for extreme drops in BP and should not be avoided due to preexisting orthostatic hypotension, researchers reported.
Regardless of baseline BP, reduction beneficial for primary, secondary CVD prevention
The CV benefits of BP lowering, for both primary and secondary prevention, were found to be proportional to the intensity of the reduction regardless of baseline BP, researchers reported.
Dizziness when standing may indicate heightened dementia risk
Orthostatic hypotension — which can cause dizziness when standing — may indicate an increased risk for developing dementia, according to research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.