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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
Preeclampsia may increase risk of congenital heart defects

Preeclampsia Tied to Congenital Heart Defects

But researchers stress the risk is still very low
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends blood pressure screening for adults and use of confirmatory blood pressure measurement outside the clinic setting. These findings form the basis of a review and recommendation statement published online Oct. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

USPSTF Recommends High Blood Pressure Screening

Confirmatory blood pressure measurements should be conducted outside the clinical setting
Patients taking β-blockers may face heightened risks of cardiovascular complications during non-cardiac surgeries

β-Blockers May Up Risk of Surgical Complications for Some

Heightened risks of cardiovascular complications seen during non-cardiac surgeries
Selective removal of circulating soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 with an extracorporeal device seems to be safe and effective for treating women with very preterm preeclampsia

Removal of sFlt-1 From Blood Aids Preeclampsia

Reduces sFLT-1 levels, protein/creatinine ratios, while prolonging pregnancy