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Two coffees a day doubles cardio mortality in people with severe hypertension

Written by | 21 Jan 2023

Consumption of two or more cups of coffee a day doubles the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg… read more.

Two drugs are the same in preventing major cardiovascular events in hypertension

Written by | 31 Dec 2022

Investigators from a large USA Veterans Administration study report that chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide are equally effective in preventing major cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension. The findings were… read more.

Limited postpartum follow-up may miss high blood pressure in 1 in 10 new moms

Written by | 23 Nov 2022

In an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year… read more.

New drug can successfully treat patients typically resistant to high blood pressure treatment

Written by | 11 Nov 2022

A new drug called Baxdrostat has been shown to significantly reduce high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients who may not respond to current treatments for the condition, according… read more.

Nifedipine effective for stabilizing blood pressure during induction of labor in women with preeclampsia

Written by | 4 Nov 2022

Pregnant women with severe preeclampsia taking a daily dose of blood pressure lowering nifedipine as labor is induced have achieved better blood pressure control during labor and were… read more.

When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue

Written by | 11 Feb 2022

Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these diseases to merely an overabundance of fat is a simplification. On a basic level,… read more.

High blood pressure treatment in pregnancy appears safe, prevents maternal heart risks

Written by | 22 Dec 2021

Treatment for high blood pressure during pregnancy appears safe for many women and may reduce maternal risk for severe hypertension without increasing fetal and neonatal risks, according to… read more.

Entresto approved in China to treat essential hypertension – Novartis

Written by | 24 Jun 2021

Novartis announced that Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) has received a new indication in China for the treatment of patients with essential hypertension, a disease affecting approximately 245 million adults in… read more.

New real-world observational analysis of Uptravi underscores the importance of risk assessment for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension patients -Johnson & Johnson

Written by | 12 Apr 2021

Findings from an analysis of the first 500 patients enrolled in the SPHERE registry (SelexiPag: tHe usErs dRug rEgistry) found more than three-quarters (76%) of pulmonary arterial hypertension… read more.

Cannabis reduces blood pressure in older adults

Written by | 12 Feb 2021

A new discovery by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center shows that medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in… read more.

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