Hypertension

High blood pressure increases a patient's risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases. Most people with hypertension have no symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says nearly half of U.S. adults have hypertension, or high blood pressure, and only about 1 in 4 of those individuals has their hypertension under control. The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the epidemic of hypertension world-wide will exceed 1.56 billion people by 2025. Major efforts are underway to better control this primary risk factor through screenings, medication and invasive procedures such as renal denervation in severely uncontrolled patients.

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Diabetes, hypertension more common among breast cancer survivors

Women who received left-sided radiation or endocrine therapy appear to be impacted the most by this trend. 

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How taking blood pressure medication can lead to kidney damage

The study's authors noted that patients should keep taking their medications as normal. However, they see a definite need for more research in this area.

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Treating high blood pressure during pregnancy is safe and effective, new scientific statement confirms

The full analysis is now available in Hypertension.

New study of more than 4.5M patients examines how blood pressure can impact the risk of dementia

Researchers said they hope their findings can shine new light on this "complex relationship."

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Patients amenable to interventional procedure for lowering blood pressure

The analysis, presented at TCT 2021, included input from 400 patients with high blood pressure. 

Advanced age, hypertension among predictors of AFib in ESUS patients

The analysis included more than 5,000 patients who received care from December 2014 to January 2018 in one of 42 countries.

FDA announces recall of 2 hypertension medications

The affected batches were distributed from October 2018 to December 2020. 

How health systems could do more to help hypertension patients

Text-based reminders, simplified prescriptions and real-time counseling are just some of the suggestions mentioned in a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. 

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