Hypertension
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Combined angiotensin inhibition raises hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury risks
Major finding: There was an increased risk of hyperkalemia (6.3 vs. 2.6 events/100 person-years) and acute kidney injury (12.2 vs. 6.7 events/100...
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CV events scuttle bardoxolone for diabetic kidney disease
Major Finding: Bardoxolone methyl improved eGFR and may have delayed progression to ESRD, but that result was inconclusive because the trial was...
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‘Substantial’ weight loss seen 3 years after bariatric surgery
Major finding: Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass lost a median of 31.5% of their baseline weight, or 41 kg, while those who...
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Obesity paradox may exist in hypertensive patients with diabetes
Major finding: The primary endpoint of major cardiovascular events was reached in 42 (15%) patients in the lowest BMI category (Q1), compared with...
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NHLBI hands off hypertension guidelines to ACC, AHA
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European hypertension guidelines help fill U.S. void
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USPSTF: No evidence for routine blood pressure screening in children
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Just over a third of hypertensive kidney patients are at target BP
Major finding: Of a large group of patients with chronic kidney disease and comorbid hypertension, 36% were at the blood pressure goal of less...
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Low blood pressure may harm rather than help patients with chronic kidney disease
Major finding: The results – which include the finding that a diastolic blood pressure value below 70 mm Hg was associated with higher mortality...