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Hypertension-related emergency department visits are relatively common and increased from 2006 to 2012

Hypertension-Linked ER Visits Common and Increasing

Estimated yearly incidence rate up by 5.2 percent per year from 2006 to 2012 for HTN-linked ER visits
The best approaches to low-dose aspirin prophylaxis for the prevention of preeclampsia seem to be the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and universal prophylaxis

Approaches Compared for Aspirin Prophylaxis for Preeclampsia

Benefits for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and for universal prophylaxis
Biomarkers have been identified for the risk of lung transplantation and death in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Prognostic Biomarkers ID’d in Pulmonary Hypertension

Lower vWF and HDL cholesterol levels, higher NT-pro-BNP-levels linked to death, transplantation
Both white-coat hypertension and masked hypertension are associated with target organ complications and cardiovascular event risk

White-Coat, Masked HTN Tied to Target Organ Complications

Both associated with increased aortic stiffness, renal injury, incident cardiovascular events
For patients with resistant hypertension

Primary Aldosteronism Screen Cost-Effective in Resistant HTN

Findings for computed tomography scanning followed by adrenal venous sampling
About 47 percent of individuals with hypertension do not have the condition under control

CDC: Half of Americans With HTN Don’t Have BP Under Control

Improvement since 1999, but still short of Healthy People 2020 goal
At least 16.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from the type of aggressive blood pressure treatment pursued under the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). The findings were published online Nov. 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association

AHA: Reducing Blood Pressure Target Could Increase Benefits

Risk of CVD was lowered by 25 percent, while all-cause mortality risk was reduced 27 percent
Just one energy drink can cause potentially harmful spikes in both stress hormone levels and blood pressure in young

AHA: One Energy Drink Ups Blood Pressure, Norepinephrine Levels

Physicians may need to ask young adults about energy drink intake in emergency settings
The first guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children have been published online Nov. 3 in Circulation.

Guidelines Issued for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

New guidelines address classifying the different types of disease, approved treatment methods
For elderly patients with hypertension

Benefits, Harms of HTN Drugs Should be Considered for Elderly

Untreated hypertension linked to morbidity, mortality; potential harms associated with treatment