Tag: Blood Pressure

Higher percentage of men than women had two or more CVD risk factors; more older adults had risk factors

Greatest risk for mortality seen with high blood pressure, glucose intolerance, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

No significant differences seen in diastolic blood pressure, augmentation index, DAS28-CRP

Greater risk for CVD mortality seen in association with elevated blood pressure and hypertension at age 7 years

Intervention resulted in a 17 percent absolute improvement in closing BP gaps, increased MA Star performance

Guideline deviations include back unsupported, forearm not resting on surface, manual and not electronic device, feet not flat on floor

Addition of baxdrostat to background therapy results in significantly lower seated systolic blood pressure

Highest death rates for hypertensive renal disease were seen among Black individuals; rates also up for Hispanics

Usage highest at 3.6 to 10.5 percent in those with treated, controlled hypertension and <5.6 percent for untreated, normotensive adults

In subgroup analyses, significant reduction in incidence of hypertension seen among those with baseline systolic BP <120 mm Hg