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ASH is pleased to provide its members with a regular communication, ASHwire, that will provide a digest of current articles and news related to hypertension. This initiative is the outgrowth of members seeking to stay current on recent
developments relating to Hypertension.
PURE study results link sodium intake to BP, mortality, CV events
Cardiology Today
August 20, 2014
An approximate sodium intake of 3 to 6 grams per day is correlated with decreased risk for mortality and CV events compared with intake levels either above or below this range, according to findings from the PURE study. In a separate analysis of PURE data, researchers also found that the relationship between sodium/potassium intake and BP is strongest among those
with high sodium intake, older age and hypertension.
Measuring Calcium In Arteries May Best Predict Heart Disease Risk
In Patients With Kidney Disease
Medical Daily
August 24, 2014
Kidney
dysfunction can greatly increase a risk of developing cardiovascular disease due to a build-up of calcium around the blood vessels. A new study suggests that measuring concentrations of these deposits can be a better indicator for heart disease risk in a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) than conventional tests.
Risk-based treatment approach should be considered for patients
with hypertension
Medwire News
August 25, 2014
Blood pressure (BP)-lowering treatment should target patients at greatest cardiovascular risk and not just those with the highest baseline levels, suggest findings of a meta-analysis.
Phosphate increases the concentration of sodium in the
blood
Medical Xpress
August 25, 2014
A previously undiscovered role played by the hormone FGF23 has now been discovered in a project funded by the FWF. Scientists were already aware that greater quantities of this hormone are produced when there is too much phosphate in the blood plasma and that it reduces the absorption of this mineral from the urine.
The new results now also show an effect on the absorption of sodium.
Hypertension self-management program helps reduce blood pressure for high-risk patients
Science Codex
August 26, 2014
Among patients with hypertension at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a program that consisted of patients measuring their blood pressure and adjusting their antihypertensive medication accordingly resulted in lower systolic blood pressure at 12 months compared to patients who received usual care, according to a study in the August 27 issue of JAMA.
Kids With Hypertension Have $1,000 A Year in Added Health
Care Costs, AJMC Study Finds
Digital Journal
August 27, 2014
Childhood obesity and hypertension aren’t just problems because they indicate higher healthcare costs down the road. A new study in The American Journal of Managed Care indicates that hypertension, especially, substantially drives up healthcare costs for children who suffer from it.
Everest Study Finds High Altitude Affects BP
WebMD, August 27, 2014
In a new study done from the heights of Mount Everest, Italian researchers found that your blood pressure steadily increases if you ascend to great heights.
Overactive Thyroid Tied to HTN in Pregnancy
Medpage Today
August 28, 2014
Hypertension was more common in pregnant women with high levels of thyroid hormone, including the upper reaches of the ostensibly normal range, researchers said.
Self-Monitoring and Titration of Meds Drops BP in TASMIN SR
Medscape
August 28, 2014
Adults with hypertension and other cardiovascular disease history or risk factors may be able to trim their blood-pressure levels by monitoring their own readings and adjusting their medications as needed. Those are the findings of the small, unblinded, randomized
Telemonitoring and Self-Management in Hypertension 2 (TASMIN SR) trial, conducted out of the University of Oxford.
More Blood Pressure (BP) Control Not Always Best in Hypertension
Renal & Urology News
August 29, 2014
In a study, researchers led by Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD, chief of nephrology at the Memphis VA Medical Center in Memphis, found that stricter control of systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with higher all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD).
Renal denervation reduces recurrent AF after ablation
Medical Xpress
August 31, 2014
Renal denervation reduces recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) when performed with pulmonary vein isolation ablation in patients with AF and hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Alexander Romanov from the Russian
Federation.
Abdominal fat more strongly associated with high blood pressure
risk
News Medical
September 2, 2014
People with fat around their abdominal area are at greater risk of developing hypertension when compared to those with similar body
mass index but fat concentrations elsewhere on the body, according
to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Coffee increases risk of prediabetes in young adults with hypertension
News Medical
September 2, 2014
Coffee increases the risk of prediabetes in young adults with
hypertension who are slow caffeine metabolisers, according to results from the HARVEST study presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Lucio Mos from Italy. People who drank more than three cups of coffee per day doubled their risk of prediabetes.Coffee increases the risk of prediabetes in young adults with hypertension who are slow caffeine metabolisers, according to results from the HARVEST study presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Lucio Mos from Italy. People who drank more than three cups of coffee per day doubled
their risk of prediabetes.
One-year data from SYMPLICITY HTN-3 confirm findings from six
month analysis
Medical Xpress
September 2, 2014
Longer-term follow-up data from the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial confirmed both the safety and absence of clinical benefit of renal denervation, according to the 12 month results presented for the first time at ESC Congress today by Professor George L. Bakris, director of the ASH Comprehensive Hypertension Center, The University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.
Modest hypertension control in diabetic patients boosts
survival
Clinical Endocrinology News
September 2, 2014
A modest amount of blood pressure control over an average of 4 years produced a significant, long-term survival benefit in patients with type 2 diabetes, based on a 10-year follow-up of more than 8,000 patients.
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