Search Tag: blood pressure
Study-renal-denervation-fails-to-lower-bp
2014 04 Apr
A recent study, presented at the meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in Washington and published by the New England Journal of Medicine, has cast a doubt over therapy used in more than 80 countries and prescribed to treat hypertension that does not respond to drugs. Renal artery denervation is an intervention in which nerve connections...Read more
The-lower-your-status-the-higher-your-risk-of-high-blood-pressure
2014 14 May
Social status is related to risk of high blood pressure, according to researchers from the Medical University of Vienna. Anita Rieder and Thomas Dorner from the Institute of Social Medicine in Vienna analysed international and national data on the socio-demographic aspects of hypertension. They found that variables such as education, income, employment,...Read more
Proxima-blood-gas-analyser-awarded-ce-mark
2014 18 Jun
Sphere Medical, a leading developer of innovative monitoring and diagnostic devices for the critical care setting, is pleased to announce that it has achieved CE mark for the Proxima system, a patient dedicated arterial blood gas analyser. Frequent measurement of arterial blood samples is an important component in the effective management...Read more
Cardiac-risks-of-childhood-malnutrition
2014 03 Jul
Severe nutritional deficiencies before the age of five, including prenatal nourishment, may irreversibly harm heart anatomy and function. Adults who experience childhood malnutrition are at an increased risk for high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and stroke. The new findings, published in the American Heart Association’s Hypertension...Read more
Stroke-patients-hospital-bed-position-matters
2014 10 Nov
During the first 24 hours after a stroke, attention to detail such as hospital bed positioning is critical to patient outcomes. Bed position is amongst the complex issues discussed in a Medlink Neurology article which summarises the latest research on caring for ischaemic stroke patients. Most strokes are ischaemic, meaning they are caused by blood...Read more
Eating-blueberries-linked-to-blood-pressure
2015 12 Jan
Blueberries can help people control pre-hypertensive and stage 1-hypertensive blood pressure. Florida State University researchers found that daily consumption of blueberries results in dramatic reductions of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The study was published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and surveyed 48 women...Read more
Preventing-cvd-in-type-2-diabetes-patients
2015 10 Feb
Researchers have found that blood pressure (BP)-lowering treatment among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and heart disease events and improved mortality. They noted that each 10-mm Hg lower systolic BP was associated with a lower risk of mortality, CVD events, coronary heart disease...Read more
Isicem15-european-launch-of-new-proxima-system
2015 06 Mar
Sphere Medical, innovator in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, will launch its groundbreaking in-line patient dedicated arterial blood gas analyser in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium at ISICEM 2015. The advanced Proxima System uniquely delivers true point-of-care testing (POCT) by enabling critical care staff to obtain frequent laboratory...Read more
Non-primary-care-settings-can-improve-detection-of-hypertension
2015 17 Mar
According to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension , expanding blood pressure screenings to non-primary care settings can help identify more patients of hypertension and could also lead to better management and control of this health condition. Researchers at Kaiser Permanente examined the health records of 1,076,000 patients...Read more
Study-links-arterial-plaque-with-diabetes-cholesterol
2015 02 Jun
Results of a new study published in Radiology reveal that non-calcified arterial plaque is associated with diabetes, high systolic blood pressure and increased “bad” cholesterol levels in asymptomatic individuals. “Most information to date about coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic individuals has been derived...Read more
Pharmacists-play-critical-role-in-improving-patient-health
2015 18 Jun
According to a study conducted by Scot H. Simpson, professor in the faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Alberta, pharmacists on primary care teams can have a significant impact on the treatment of blood pressure in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The study titled “Pharmacists on primary care teams: Effect on antihypertensive medication...Read more
Ehr-ways-to-improve-care-for-patients-with-chronic-conditions
2015 28 Jun
Limitations in the design and use of electronic health records for both clinicians and patients have prevented optimum use of EHR systems to improve chronic disease care and research. Now experts have identified strategies for using EHRs to improve care for patients with chronic kidney disease. The guidance, published in the Clinical Journal of the...Read more
Discontinuing-antihypertensive-therapy-in-older-adults-does-not-improve-cognition
2015 24 Aug
An article published by JAMA Internal Medicine claims that discontinuing antihypertensive therapy for patients 75 years or older does not improve short-term cognitive, psychological or general daily functioning. Studies have suggested that in older adults, lower, rather than higher blood pressure increases the risk of cognitive decline. The article...Read more
Handheld-device-widens-vital-signs-data-collection
2015 31 Aug
A novel handheld, battery-powered device developed by Johns Hopkins researchers can quickly pick up vital signs from a patient's lips and fingertip. The prototype, called MouthLab, derived measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, temperature and blood oxygen from 52 volunteers, which compared well with vital signs measured by standard...Read more
Landmark-study-shows-blood-pressure-management-saves-lives
2015 15 Sep
Initial results of a landmark clinical trial released at the National Institutes of Health, heart attacks, strokes, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure and death due to cardiovascular causes were reduced by almost one-third and risk of death was lowered by almost one-quarter in participants randomised to a systolic blood pressure goal of 120 mm...Read more
Life-s-simple-7-programme-reduces-risk-of-heart-failure
2015 21 Sep
According to current estimates, one in four middle-aged adults who live to age 85 will develop heart failure. Health experts advocate intervention programmes to improve lifestyles but the question is: do these lifestyle change interventions really work? Investigators in U.S. and Taiwan evaluated independent programmes designed to reduce cardiovascular...Read more
Heart-disease-stroke-invisible-to-most-women
2015 10 Nov
Heart disease and stroke continue to be the number one killer of women in the U.S. One in three women die from heart disease and stroke every year. Death rates due to heart disease and stroke have declined among men but women's rates have declined at a much slower pace. It seems that women still do not seem to have a personal connection to the disease...Read more
Masimo-announces-fda-510-k-clearance-for-root-r-with-noninvasive-blood-pressure-and-temperature
2016 07 Mar
Masimo announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for noninvasive blood pressure and temperature measurements for the Root® patient monitoring and connectivity platform. Root with noninvasive blood pressure from SunTech Medical enables clinicians to measure arterial blood pressure for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients, with three distinct measurement...Read more
Prevalence-of-global-diabetes-seriously-underestimated
2016 12 Jul
A landmark paper led by Monash University with partners in the UK and US suggests there may be more than 100 million people with diabetes globally than previously thought. The prevalence of global diabetes has been seriously underestimated by at least 25 per cent, according to the paper published in Nature Reviews . In 2015, the official International...Read more
New-anti-hypertensive-treatment-strategy
2016 06 Sep
Researchers at the University of Bristol could be eyeing the first new anti-hypertensive drug treatment strategy in more than 15 years. The research is titled “Purinergic receptors in the carotid body as a new drug target for controlling hypertension,” and is published in Nature Medicine . The Bristol research team and Afferent Pharmaceuticals have...Read more
Blood-pressure-control-may-prevent-over-100-000-deaths
2016 20 Nov
According to findings from a new study presented at ASN Kidney Week November 15-20 November 2016 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, intensive blood pressure lowering may prevent more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) trial, the largest study of its kind, was conducted with more than...Read more
Study-secondary-prevention-of-acute-myocardial-infarction-suboptimal
2016 28 Nov
Secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) aims to reduce recurrence, decrease morbidity and mortality, and improve quality of life. However, results of a new cohort study in Sweden indicate "the failure" of secondary prevention in daily clinical practice and high rate of non-fatal adverse cardiovascular events two years after AMI. The...Read more
Yoga-lowers-bp-in-patients-with-prehypertension
2016 13 Dec
A new study shows yoga can reduce blood pressure in patients with prehypertension. Researchers in India, where yoga has been part of traditional culture, assessed the impact of hatha yoga on blood pressure in 60 patients with prehypertension who were otherwise healthy. Their findings were presented at the 68th Annual Conference of the Cardiological...Read more
Intensive-blood-pressure-lowering-beneficial-for-heart-muscle
2017 27 May
A new study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest Bapist Medical Center shows that aggressive lowering of blood pressure in hypertensive patients can reduce the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The study is published in the journal Circulation. Elsayed Z. Soliman, MD, lead author of the study and director of the epidemiological cardiology...Read more
Study-low-dose-combos-of-blood-pressure-meds-promising
2017 06 Jun
Hypertension is a worldwide epidemic that even small improvements in management can have a large impact on public health. While a new study shows that quarter-dose combinations of blood pressure lowering medications may be effective in treating hypertension, researchers say more data are needed before this kind of therapy can be recommended more widely....Read more
Esc17-ibuprofen-linked-to-blood-pressure-increase-in-high-risk-patients
2017 31 Aug
According to late-breaking results from the PRECISION-ABPM study (Prospective Randomised Evaluation of Celecoxib Integrated Safety versus Ibuprofen or Naproxen Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement) which was presented during a Hot Line Clinical Trial at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017, Ibuprofen is associated with increased...Read more
Sprint-mind-study-blood-pressure-treatment-reduces-risk-of-dementia
2018 01 Aug
High blood pressure is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Now, results from the U.S. government-funded SPRINT MIND Study show that aggressive lowering of systolic blood pressure is not only good for the heart – it can also help keep the brain healthier. "This is the first randomised clinical trial to demonstrate a reduction...Read more
Study-bmi-is-positively-associated-with-blood-pressure
2018 22 Aug
There is a positive correlation between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure, according to data from a large ongoing study of 1.7 million Chinese men and women. In individuals who were not taking an antihypertensive medication, researchers observed an increase of 0.8 to 1.7 mm Hg (kg/m2) in blood pressure per additional unit of BMI. These findings...Read more
Wearable-patch-uses-ultrasound-to-track-blood-pressure-inside-the-body
2018 19 Sep
Researchers have combined wireless and ultrasound technologies to develop a wearable patch that can monitor blood pressure (BP) in arteries deep beneath the skin. This ultrasound patch provides an easy way to help people detect cardiovascular problems earlier on and with greater precision. A team of researchers led by the University of California...Read more
Church-based-lifestyle-programme-lowers-blood-pressure
2018 10 Oct
Previous studies have reported on the usefulness of faith-based interventions in increasing cancer screening, reducing weight and promoting healthy eating habits among churchgoers. Now, a faith-based approach to changing lifestyle has been effective in managing blood pressure among black Americans, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular...Read more