New evidence supports lowering blood pressure in later life to cut dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2022
Lowering blood pressure in older age may reduce dementia risk, according to a global study of 28,000 participants across 20 countries.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2022
Fewer than half of seniors with hypertension regularly monitor their BP … SHEA guidance covers antibiotic use during a pandemic … Updated guidance released on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis …...
High blood pressure, poor sleep take a toll on shift workers: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 06, 2022
Shift workers with hypertension who typically work at night have a heightened risk of progressing to cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), a new study finds. Poor sleep compounds the problem, researchers...
Class of blood pressure drugs cuts aneurysm risk in hypertension by 18 percent: study
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 06, 2022
The use of RAAS inhibitors may reduce the odds of brain aneurysm rupture by an estimated 18% in people with high blood pressure, according to a new study across 20 medical centers.
One-size-fits-all blood pressure cuff approach may lead to inaccurate diagnoses
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2022
Overestimation of blood pressure due to a too-small cuff size misclassified 39% of study participants as hypertensive, investigators report.
Racial disparities in treatment account for 20 percent of differences in BP control
Dec 17, 2021
Additionally, racial differences in visit attendance account for a smaller portion of differences in BP control
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 14
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
COVID-19 has killed 1 in 100 older adults in the U.S. … Blood pressure levels among U.S. adults has increased amid pandemic: study … Changes in immune system agent may be key to treating recurrent...
Increase in blood pressure observed during COVID-19 pandemic
Dec 06, 2021
Mean changes each month during the pandemic ranged from 1.10 to 2.50 mm Hg for systolic BP, 0.14 to 0.53 mm Hg for diastolic BP
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 07, 2021
More than half of this city’s COVID-19 dead had diabetes … Blood pressure spiked during lockdown phase of pandemic, Cleveland Clinic finds … Omicron may quickly overtake delta variant in U.S. but...
Ambulatory BP monitoring detects stealth hypotensive episodes in LTC residents: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 23, 2021
Ambulatory monitoring may catch dangerous blood pressure changes that present in atypical ways and may not be reported by long-term care residents with dementia, investigators have found.