Hypertension

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Antihypertensive Meds Recalled Due to Nitrosamine Impurity

By

Brian Park, PharmD

N-nitroso-irbesartan is a probable human carcinogen based on results from laboratory tests.

Study Does Not Support Population-Based CKD Screening

By

Jody A. Charnow

Case finding is more effective than population-based screening at identifying individuals with chronic kidney disease.

Too Few At-Risk Seniors Monitor Blood Pressure at Home

Less than half of at-risk older adults regularly check their blood pressure at home or in other places outside the health care system.

Statin Therapy Decisions by Patients and Doctors Compared By Technology

By

Lauren Biscaldi

An online technology was developed to assess whether physicians and potential patients who may benefit from statin therapy would come to the same diagnostic conclusion.

Uncontrolled Hypertension Up for Younger Men, Older Women

Men ages 20 to 49 years and women ages 70 years and older have increased odds of uncontrolled hypertension.

Increase in Blood Pressure at Night Increases Risk for Death in Diabetes Patients

Increased blood pressure (BP) at night is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes.

Children With Type 2 Diabetes Face Health Challenges in Adulthood

By

Colby Stong

Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes may face certain health challenges that grow worse over time and follow them into adulthood.

Structured Program of Diet, Exercise Can Cut BP in Resistant Hypertension

For patients with resistant hypertension, a four-month structured program of diet and exercise results in significant reductions in clinic and ambulatory blood pressure.

Monitoring BP at Home More Acceptable to Adults

For adults with elevated blood pressure (BP), monitoring BP at home is more acceptable than at a clinic or kiosk or using a 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor.

Hypertension Treatments: Diuretics

A comparative list of loop, potassium-sparing, and thiazide-like diuretics monotherapy and combination therapy for the treatment of hypertension.

Hypertension Treatments: ARBs

A comparative list of Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) monotherapy and combination therapy for the treatment of hypertension.