Tag: Blood Pressure

Antihypertensive medication initiation also linked to higher risk for severe falls requiring hospitalization, ED visits

Increased risk seen for those with untreated hypertension versus no hypertension; lower risk seen with treated hypertension

No reduction seen in hospitalization at one year with use of EHR-based algorithm and practice facilitators in primary care

Inconsistent recommendations found for managing hypertensive urgencies, but outpatient BP goals were clearly defined

Intervention reduces sitting time at three and six months and yields reduction in systolic blood pressure at six months

Stronger association seen when sleep duration was less than five hours; women more vulnerable than men

During the same time period, the prevalence of antihypertensive medication use increased from 59.8 to 62.9 percent

Findings show link to children’s body mass index, blood pressure, total cholesterol level, and glucose level

Significant reduction seen in systolic blood pressure with zilebesiran 150, 300, 600 mg once in six months; 300 mg once every three months

Hydrochlorothiazide plus beta blockers recommended for patients with hypertension prior to BTKi initiation