People with prehypertension have a 55 percent higher risk of experiencing a future stroke than people without prehypertension, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a new meta-analysis ...
Sep 28, 2011
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High blood pressure affects more than 70 million Americans and is a major risk factor for stroke, heart failure and other renal and cardiovascular diseases. Two University of Houston College of Pharmacy researchers are examining ...
Dec 16, 2014
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High blood pressure is something that's mentioned so often—and so casually—on television shows and in books, that it's easy to forget it is a disease that can lead to serious health issues. It affects almost half of all ...
May 17, 2021
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A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that women have a lower "normal" blood pressure range compared to men. The findings were published today in the peer-reviewed journal Circulation.
Feb 16, 2021
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New research shows maintaining a healthy weight throughout life – more so than four other health behaviors studied – is important to help keep blood pressure in check, according to research presented today at the American ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Women who are obese and who have been metabolically healthy for decades are still at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to metabolically healthy women of normal weight, according to an observational ...
May 31, 2018
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Blood pressure-lowering medication can prevent serious cardiovascular conditions such as strokes, heart failure and heart attacks even in adults with normal blood pressure, according to new research published in The Lancet.
Apr 30, 2021
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Compounds in cocoa may help to reduce blood pressure, according to a new systematic review in The Cochrane Library. The researchers reviewed evidence from short-term trials in which participants were given dark chocolate ...
Aug 14, 2012
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High blood pressure, also called hypertension, has become a public health threat—an alarming 122.4 million American adults have it, according to the American Heart Association, and only 1 in 4 have it under control.
May 10, 2023
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Blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes—even in people with normal blood pressure. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020.
Sep 1, 2020
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