Category: Hypertension

Cardiology, Hypertension

Open Access Oral #glucocorticoids and incidence of #hypertension in people with chronic inflammatory diseases: a population-based cohort study

..Among 71 642 patients in the cohort, 24 896 (34.8%) developed hypertension during a median follow-up of 6.6 years. The incidence rate of hypertension was 46.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] 46.0–47.3) per 1000 person-years. Incidence rates increased with higher cumulative glucocorticoid prednisolone-equivalent dose, from 44.4 per 1000 person-years in periods of nonuse to 45.3 per 1000 person-years for periods with between > 0.0 and 959.9 … Continue reading Open Access Oral #glucocorticoids and incidence of #hypertension in people with chronic inflammatory diseases: a population-based cohort study

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Cardiology, Gerontology, Hypertension, Uncategorized

Blood #pressure in frail older adults: associations with #cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality

Blood pressure (BP) management in frail older people is challenging. An randomised controlled trial of largely non-frail older people found cardiovascular and mortality benefit with systolic (S) BP target <120 mmHg. However, all-cause mortality by attained BP in routine care in frail adults aged above 75 is unclear.. ..Risks of cardiovascular outcomes increased with SBPs >150 mmHg. Associations with mortality varied between non-frail <85 and … Continue reading Blood #pressure in frail older adults: associations with #cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality

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Gynaecology, Hypertension

Clinical Influence of Nonadherence With Prophylactic #Aspirin in Preventing #Preeclampsia in High-Risk Pregnancies

..Women with inadequate adherence had higher incidence of early-onset preeclampsia (17% versus 2%; odds ratio [OR], 1.9 [95% CI, 1.1–8.7]; P=0.04), late-onset preeclampsia (41% versus 5%; OR, 4.2 [95% CI, 1.4–19.8]; P=0.04), intrauterine growth restriction (29% versus 5%; OR, 5.8; [95% CI, 1.2–8.3]; P=0.001), preterm delivery (27% versus 10%; OR, 5.2 [95% CI, 1.5–8.7]; P=0.008), and higher likelihood of increase in antihypertensives antenatally (60% versus … Continue reading Clinical Influence of Nonadherence With Prophylactic #Aspirin in Preventing #Preeclampsia in High-Risk Pregnancies

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Cardiology, Hypertension

Evaluation of a Common Prescribing Cascade of Calcium Channel Blockers and Diuretics in Older Adults With #Hypertension

Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are commonly prescribed agents for hypertension that can cause peripheral edema. A prescribing cascade occurs when the edema is misinterpreted as a new medical condition and a diuretic is subsequently prescribed to treat the edema. The extent to which this prescribing cascade occurs at a population level is not well understood.. ..Individuals who were newly dispensed a CCB had a higher … Continue reading Evaluation of a Common Prescribing Cascade of Calcium Channel Blockers and Diuretics in Older Adults With #Hypertension

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Cardiology, Hypertension

Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary #sodium on blood #pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

… Each 50 mmol reduction in 24 hour sodium excretion was associated with a 1.10 mm Hg (0.66 to 1.54; P<0.001) reduction in SBP and a 0.33 mm Hg (0.04 to 0.63; P=0.03) reduction in DBP. Reductions in blood pressure were observed in diverse population subsets examined, including hypertensive and non-hypertensive individuals. For the same reduction in 24 hour urinary sodium there was greater SBP … Continue reading Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary #sodium on blood #pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

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Cardiology, Hypertension

Long #Working Hours and the Prevalence of Masked and Sustained #Hypertension

Previous studies on the effect of long working hours on blood pressure have shown inconsistent results. Mixed findings could be attributable to limitations related to blood pressure measurement and the lack of consideration of masked hypertension.. Ambulatory blood pressure was defined as the mean of the next readings recorded every 15 minutes during daytime working hours. Masked hypertension was defined as clinic blood pressure < … Continue reading Long #Working Hours and the Prevalence of Masked and Sustained #Hypertension

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Cardiology, Hypertension

Sex Differences in Blood #Pressure Trajectories Over the Life Course

..Women compared with men exhibited a steeper increase in BP that began as early as in the third decade and continued through the life course (likelihood ratio test χ2 = 531 for systolic BP; χ2 = 123 for diastolic BP; χ2 = 325 for MAP; and χ2 = 572 for PP; P for all <.001). After adjustment for multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors, these between-sex differences in all BP trajectories persisted (likelihood ratio … Continue reading Sex Differences in Blood #Pressure Trajectories Over the Life Course

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Cardiology, Diet, Hypertension

#Waist Circumference Change is Associated with Blood #pressure Change Independent of BMI Change

This study aimed to understand how an increase in abdominal adiposity relative to overall adiposity is associated with blood pressure (BP) change.. ..Each 10‐cm annual WC gain in men and women was associated with a 0.98‐mm Hg (95% CI: 0.61‐1.35) and a 0.97‐mm Hg (95% CI: 0.62‐1.32) annual increase in systolic blood pressure and a 1.13‐mm Hg (95% CI: 0.87‐1.38) and a 0.74‐mm Hg (95% … Continue reading #Waist Circumference Change is Associated with Blood #pressure Change Independent of BMI Change

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Cardiology, Endocrinology, Hypertension

Altered Risk for #cardiovascular Events With Changes in the #Metabolic Syndrome Status: A Nationwide Population-Based Study of Approximately 10 Million Persons

Population-scale evidence for the association between dynamic changes in metabolic syndrome (MetS) status and alterations in the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) is lacking ..At a median follow-up of 3.54 years, the MetS-recovery group (incidence rate, 4.55 per 1000 person-years) had a significantly lower MACE risk (adjusted IRR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.83 to 0.87]) than that of the MetS-chronic group (incidence rate, 8.52 … Continue reading Altered Risk for #cardiovascular Events With Changes in the #Metabolic Syndrome Status: A Nationwide Population-Based Study of Approximately 10 Million Persons

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