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Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Risk

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Limiting exposure to sugar starting in utero reduced risk and delayed onset of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in adulthood, a study showed. Adults exposed to early-life sugar rationing in the U.K. for at least.

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Study links polygenic scores to hypertension treatment outcomes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have discovered that a genetic risk score can predict how Black individuals with hypertension respond to the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone and their likelihood of developing treatment-resistant hypertension.

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Hypertension in the US: 5 notes

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Discover the latest findings from the CDC on hypertension in the U.S., including statistics on prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control among adults from

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Mechanisms and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 07 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01064-4 In this Review, Ghofrani and colleagues discuss the mechanisms underlying the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension, provide an overview of approved therapies and describe the predominantly non-vasodilatory drugs that are currently being tested in clinical (..)

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Gastric Bypass Surgery’s Durable Hypertension Impact

CardiacWire

The associations between obesity and hypertension are widely known, but a new JACC study reveals that weight-reducing gastric bypass surgery has a significant and lasting impact on patients’ need for antihypertensives. vs. 2.4%) All gastric bypass patients eliminated their resistant hypertension (from 15.2%

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ASN: hypertension most common cardiovascular comorbidity seen with dialysis

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity seen among dialysis patients globally, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego.

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America’s Hypertension Awareness and Control Problem

CardiacWire

Nearly half of American adults have hypertension, and a new JAMA study reveals that the vast majority of them don’t have their blood pressure under control, while most don’t even know they have the disease. adults have hypertension, while uncontrolled hypertension is associated with $131B-$198B in annual healthcare costs.