New Study Linking 'High Normal' Blood Pressure To Significant Cardiovascular Risk
A new study of more than 10, 000 patients, conducted by the Universities of Cambridge and Cardiff in the United Kingdom using AtCor Medical Holdings Limited's SphygmoCor(R) has found that more than 70 percent of patients identified as having "high normal" systolic blood pressure through traditional cuff blood pressure measurement may be at serious cardiovascular risk.
Controling Risk Factors Reduces Risk Of Stroke By 42 Percent
Results of a new analysis of the Treating to New Targets (TNT) study show that intensive low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-lowering in patients with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) whose systolic blood pressure was less than 140 mmHg reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke and resuscitated cardiac arrest, by 42 percent compared with less intensive LDL lowering and uncontrolled blood pressure of 140 mmHg or higher.
Controlling Perioperative Hypertension With Cleviprex Reduces Heart Attack And Death RIsk Following Cardiac Surgery, According To New Analyses
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) today announced that data from two post-hoc analyses of the ECLIPSE trial showed that use of Cleviprex™ (clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion to control blood pressure during cardiac surgery may be associated with a reduced risk of heart attack compared to two of three currently used IV antihypertensive agents.
Stretching Exercises May Reduce Risk Of Preeclampsia During Pregnancy
Stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have already experienced the condition and who do not follow a workout routine, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
New Guidelines For Treating Resistant Hypertension
Resistant hypertension, blood pressure that remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but requires four or more medications to do so, may benefit from specialized diagnostic and therapeutic treatment by health care providers according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and co-authored by UAB physicians.
High Blood Pressure In Childhood Usually Continues Into Adulthood
US researchers reviewing published studies covering up to forty years found that children with high blood pressure usually continue to have high blood pressure as adults.The research was the work of senior author Dr Youfa Wang and colleague Dr Xiaoli Chen from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland and is published online in the June 2008 issue of the journal Circulation.
Hypertension Treatment In Elderly Patients Over 80 Years Of Age Reduces Mortality By 21
The use of antihypertensive treatment in people over 80 years of age has shown to reduce mortality for all causes by 21% which provides the first solid evidence on the usefulness of the pharmacological treatment of hypertension among the elderly.
Leading Blood Pressure Medication Diovan reg; With Diuretic Reduces Key Sign Of Artery Ageing Which Is Linked To Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke
A study published in the latest issue of Hypertension demonstrates that the leading angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) Diovan (valsartan) in combination with the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) improves artery elasticity (i.e. reduces stiffness), a sign of artery ageing, in patients with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease compared to those taking another widely-used high blood pressure medicine, amlodipine[1].
New Data Show Potential Of Rasilez reg; To Protect Kidneys From Damage Independent Of Its Proven Ability To Lower Blood Pressure
Data published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that the first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez (aliskiren), known as Tekturna in the US, may have potential kidney-protective benefits that are independent of its already proven ability to provide powerful blood pressure reductions[1], [3].
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine June 3, 2008
1. Critical Care Management Associated with Higher Mortality in ICU PatientsA database review of 101, 832 critically ill patients in 123 hospital intensive care units (ICUs) found that the risk of dying in hospital was higher for patients who were managed by physicians who were critical care specialists than those who were not (Article, p.