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COVID-19 has created a perfect storm for people with heart disease

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a perfect storm for heart health, the World Heart Federation warns on World Heart Day.

30 Sep 2020

Small for gestational age babies more likely to experience asymmetric growth

Carrying a fetus that is small for gestational age is associated with increased rates of stillbirth and neonatal death as well as metabolic disease in later life.

30 Sep 2020

Generalized epilepsy patients have higher OSA risk than people with focal epilepsy

People with generalized epilepsy who have seizures arising from both sides of the brain simultaneously, have a higher risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) compared to patients who have focal epilepsy where seizures emanate from one area of the brain, according to a Rutgers study.

29 Sep 2020

Study finds new treatment approach for patients with salt sensitive hypertension

High blood pressure (hypertension) affects one in two U.S. adults and can cause hardening and thickening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), which can lead to heart attacks, strokes or other complications including chronic kidney disease.

28 Sep 2020

Targeted therapy found to be effective at shrinking tumors in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer

An international team of researchers has found that selpercatinib, a drug that precisely targets cancers driven by mutations or alterations in the gene RET, was effective at shrinking tumours in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with a majority of patients living for more than a year without disease progression.

28 Sep 2020

Newer Type 2 diabetes medications could reduce kidney, heart disease risks

Two newer groups of medications prescribed primarily for Type 2 diabetes treatment (SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists) could significantly reduce risks associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart disease.

28 Sep 2020

Risk factors for mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19

A new study by scientists at biotechnology company Genentech, Inc., and published on the preprint server medRxiv in September 2020 attempts to identify the factors which may shape the risk for death in COVID-19 disease.

27 Sep 2020

Researchers compare the effect of two anti-hypertensive drugs on post-exercise hypotension

Researchers in the University of São Paulo's School of Physical Education and Sports (EEFE-USP) in Brazil compared the effect of two widely used classes of anti-hypertensive drugs on post-exercise hypotension, an expected and beneficial fall in blood pressure after a session of aerobic exercise, especially in the late afternoon or early evening.

25 Sep 2020

Shielding strategy could be ineffective in reducing COVID-19 prevalence and mortality

With the recognition that certain subgroups of the population seemed to have a higher risk of developing severe disease following infection, some countries put shielding policies into place to protect them from infection.

23 Sep 2020

Black young adults pay a higher price to achieve prosperity

The American dream of achieving prosperity requires hard work and sacrifice, and some Americans pay a higher price for that dream than others, according to a new study from University of Georgia researchers.

23 Sep 2020

Tobacco responsible for one in five of all deaths from heart disease

Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia ahead of World Heart Day, marked on 29 September.

22 Sep 2020

California’s deadliest spring in 20 years suggests COVID undercount

The first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic in California rank among the deadliest in state history, deadlier than any other consecutive five-month period in at least 20 years.

21 Sep 2020

Combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke

A deadly combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke, new research published in the The Lancet Neurology has found.

18 Sep 2020

Strong causative link between smoking and bleeding in the brain

A decade ago, in a Nordic Twin Cohort study involving 79,664 twins from Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, researchers looked at risk factors of SAH other than genes.

17 Sep 2020

CNIC researchers uncover a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesity

Macrophages are immune system cells. They are essential in the early response to infections, and they also have a key role in the proper functioning of our tissues and the regulation of obesity.

17 Sep 2020

Study finds increased risk of serious complications in children taking oral steroids

Children who take oral steroids to treat asthma or autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and blood clots, according to Rutgers researchers.

17 Sep 2020

Low birth weight appears to increase risk of severe COVID-19 in adults

Researchers in Barcelona, Spain have conducted a study showing that low birth weight seems to be an independent risk factor for severe illness among non-elderly adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

16 Sep 2020

Study investigates the outcomes of heart transplants from severely obese donors

Heart transplant patients who received hearts from severely obese donors had similar short-term outcomes and long-term survival as patients who received hearts from non-obese donors, according to new research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.

16 Sep 2020

Better heart health linked to lower risk of developing hypertension in middle-aged adults

Better heart health, as measured by the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7) scale, was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) in middle-aged, Black and white adults, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Sep 2020

Blood pressure control has worsened in the U.S.

A new study has revealed that uncontrolled blood pressure among Americans is on the rise compared to a few years back. The study by the researchers from the University of Alabama was published this week on the JAMA Network.

16 Sep 2020

High Blood Pressure News and Research

Latest High Blood Pressure News and Research

COVID-19 has created a perfect storm for people with heart disease

Small for gestational age babies more likely to experience asymmetric growth

Generalized epilepsy patients have higher OSA risk than people with focal epilepsy

Study finds new treatment approach for patients with salt sensitive hypertension

Targeted therapy found to be effective at shrinking tumors in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer

Newer Type 2 diabetes medications could reduce kidney, heart disease risks

Risk factors for mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Researchers compare the effect of two anti-hypertensive drugs on post-exercise hypotension

Shielding strategy could be ineffective in reducing COVID-19 prevalence and mortality

Black young adults pay a higher price to achieve prosperity

Tobacco responsible for one in five of all deaths from heart disease

California’s deadliest spring in 20 years suggests COVID undercount

Combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke

Strong causative link between smoking and bleeding in the brain

CNIC researchers uncover a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesity

Study finds increased risk of serious complications in children taking oral steroids

Low birth weight appears to increase risk of severe COVID-19 in adults

Study investigates the outcomes of heart transplants from severely obese donors

Better heart health linked to lower risk of developing hypertension in middle-aged adults

Blood pressure control has worsened in the U.S.

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