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For patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), dietary sodium intake can be increased more confidently, suggests the first study to yield solid evidence to support this treatment strategy. The results showed that high dietary sodium intake can lower plasma norepinephrine levels and ameliorate standing and orthostatic tachycardia for patients with POTS. Dr Satish Raj “These results suggest that increasing dietary […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Black U.S. residents have been significantly underrepresented in pivotal clinical trials of 24 cardiovascular drugs that received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval during the last 15 years, according to two researchers in China. The underrepresentation could undermine the generalizability of the trials and the use of new cardiovascular drugs in Black Americans, they write […]
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In the last 20 years, Black adults living in rural areas of the United States experienced high mortality rates due to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke compared to white adults. According to a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, racial disparities improved minimally in rural areas over the last two decades, […]
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 — Hypertension at younger or older middle ages is associated with cognitive decline in different abilities, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in Hypertension. Sara Teles de Menezes, Ph.D., from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and colleagues conducted a longitudinal study involving 7,063 participants in the ELSA-Brasil cohort (mean age, […]
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High blood pressure (hypertension) can quietly damage your body for years before symptoms develop. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to disability, a poor quality of life, or even a fatal heart attack or stroke. Bleeding from the eyes is a symptom of hypertension. The retina is the tissue layer located in the back of the eye. This layer transforms […]
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Researchers who looked at 31 studies involving 260,000 participants said there is no evidence blood pressure medications increase the risk of cancer. They said they hoped the research would help ease concerns from people taking the medications about past reports of a possible link to cancer. Experts say it’s important to keep blood pressure under control since it can lead […]
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Having high blood pressure is an extremely common condition with many living their lives unaware of the potential dangers lurking in their body. High blood pressure is a hallmark for serious and sometimes even life-threatening conditions such as heart attack or strokes. Having high blood pressure however does not need to be a life-sentence and by incorporating this easy task […]
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High blood pressure is a common condition that affects more than a quarter of all adults in the UK. You could be at risk of hypertension if you regularly feel dizzy, it’s been claimed. High blood pressure – which is also known as hypertension – puts extra stress on blood vessels and vital organs. The condition could lead to some […]
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People with gum disease (periodontitis) have a greater likelihood of high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Senior author Professor Francesco D’Aiuto of UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK, said: “We observed a linear association—the more severe periodontitis is, the higher the probability of hypertension. The […]
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In patients with high blood pressure resistant to treatment who also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the more severe their OSA, the higher their blood pressure, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In “Prevalence, Characteristics and Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Resistant Hypertension,” Esther Sapiña-Beltrán […]
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