Tag: Blood Pressure
Universal Free School Meals Tied to Better Blood Pressure
School participation tied to 11 percent net reduction over five years in proportion of patients with a high blood pressure measurement
Sotatercept Reduces Risk for Clinical Worsening in Adults With Recently Diagnosed PAH
Benefit with sotatercept seen among adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosed less than a year earlier
Only 36.4 Percent of U.S. Adults Had No CVD Risk Factors in Recent Years
Higher percentage of men than women had two or more CVD risk factors; more older adults had risk factors
Three Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ID’d as Having the Highest Risk for Mortality in MASLD
Greatest risk for mortality seen with high blood pressure, glucose intolerance, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Methotrexate Cuts Systolic BP in Rheumatoid Arthritis
No significant differences seen in diastolic blood pressure, augmentation index, DAS28-CRP
Elevated BP at Age 7 Years Linked to Premature CVD Mortality
Greater risk for CVD mortality seen in association with elevated blood pressure and hypertension at age 7 years
Voice-Based AI Enables Collection of BP Measurements at Home
Intervention resulted in a 17 percent absolute improvement in closing BP gaps, increased MA Star performance
Online Stock Photos of BP Measurement Rarely Align With Guidelines
Guideline deviations include back unsupported, forearm not resting on surface, manual and not electronic device, feet not flat on floor
Baxdrostat Reduces Seated Systolic BP in Uncontrolled, Resistant Hypertension
Addition of baxdrostat to background therapy results in significantly lower seated systolic blood pressure
Mortality Rates From Hypertensive Renal Disease Increased From 1999 to 2023
Highest death rates for hypertensive renal disease were seen among Black individuals; rates also up for Hispanics
