Hypertension
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Hot Flashes: Do They Predict CVD and Dementia?
It’s important that we not alarm women about the associations seen in some of these studies because often they are not independent associations....
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Genitourinary Symptoms in Men: Canaries in the Coal Mine for Underlying Chronic Disease
Primary care physicians should ask about genitourinary symptoms in men and intervene early to try to get related chronic diseases under control....
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Timing of Blood Pressure Dosing Doesn’t Matter (Again): BedMed and BedMed-Frail
There was no cardiovascular mortality advantage to bedtime dosing, but neither was there any signal of safety concerns.
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Setbacks Identified After Stopping Beta-Blockers
Though halting beta-blockers does not increase stroke, death, or MI, CV hospitalization rates, BP, and HR were increased.
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New AFib Guidelines Address Underlying Illness, Comorbidities
Class I recommendations have been issued for comorbidity, risk factor management goals, including those BP, HF, diabetes, etc.
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New Blood Pressure Guidelines Simplified, Lower Treatment Target
ESC releases simpler and more aggressive targets, 120 mm Hg to 129 mm Hg, in its latest hypertension guidelines.
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Untreated Hypertension Tied to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
“These results suggest that treating high blood pressure as a person ages continues to be a crucial factor in reducing their risk of Alzheimer’s...
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Which Medications Can Cause Edema?
Nitrates, calclium channel blockers, neuropathic pain medications, and others can lead to edema.
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New Guidance on Genetic Testing for Kidney Disease
Nephrologists have reported a lack of education about genetic testing, and other barriers to wider use, including limited access to testing, cost...
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Study Links Melasma With Comorbidities, Races, Ethnicities
Among those with melasma, 25% had hypertension and 24% used hormonal contraception, the two most commonly associated risk factors identified.
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Fruits and Vegetables May Promote Kidney and Cardiovascular Health in Hypertensive Patients
Adults with chronic kidney disease and hypertension showed slower disease progression with a low-acid diet.