Remote Patient Monitoring Adoption for Hypertension Management Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

IMPORTANCE: Remote patient monitoring (RPM), including self-measured blood pressure monitoring with clinician review and telehealth-supported feedback, can support hypertension management. However, RP...

A novel nutritional index for hypertension risk and prediction: Cross-sectional, prospective, and trajectory evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ObjectiveHypertension is a common and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. The triglyceride-total cholesterol-body weight index is a novel metabolic indicator derived from routine clinical measureme...

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence and Control by Education Strata in Older Adults in 3 Countries.

IMPORTANCE: Improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality have plateaued in the US and have increased among adults with fewer years of education, a pattern not seen in peer countries. Differe...

Chronic Aspartame Exposure Leading to Hypertension in Mice may be Related to the Activation of the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway in the Hypothalamus.

Aspartame is a commonly used sweetener that is increasingly becoming the main source of sweetness in foods due to its low-calorie and high-sweetness characteristics. Excessive intake of aspartame can ...

Serum Uric Acid Changes in Relation to Nighttime Blood Pressure Dipping Status in Patients on Antihypertensive Therapy.

We performed a post hoc exploratory secondary analysis to investigate whether baseline circadian blood pressure (BP) pattern was associated with changes in serum uric acid (SUA) during 8-week antihype...

Adverse Oral Mucosal Reaction to Sublingual Captopril: A Case Report With Exploratory Insights Into AI-Assisted Clinical Reasoning.

AIMS: To describe a probable oral mucosal injury associated with the off-label sublingual administration of captopril in a medically complex patient, and to illustrate the role of structured clinical ...

Hyperandrogenism Synergizes With Obesity to Increase the Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy After Frozen Embryo Transfer.

Hyperandrogenism has been linked to increased preeclampsia risk, but its independent role remains unclear due to confounding by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This retrospective cohort study invest...

Chronic Kidney Disease Frequently Observed in Adults With Spina Bifida.

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the association between chronic kidney disease and the current and background conditions of adults with spina bifida. METHODS: Patients with spina bifida (group A, n = 34) and...

Blood Pressure Changes During Aging and Menopause Among Forager-Horticulturalists in the Bolivian Amazon.

OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women globally, and menopause is associated with elevated morbidity and mortality. The total impact of menopause on blood pre...

Cardiac Rehabilitation for Cardiovascular Risk Modification in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

OBJECTIVE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly when hypertension coexists. However, evidence regarding the role of cardiac rehabilita...

Conditional ablation of RGS2 in myeloid cells does not influence blood pressure and organ damage in angiotensin II-induced hypertension in mice.

The role of the immune system in the development of hypertension is well-established. Recent studies revealed the critical role of G-protein-coupled receptor signaling, particularly angiotensin II (An...

Echocardiographic Probability of Pulmonary Hypertension, Cardiac Structural Alterations and All-Cause Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study With Competing Risk Analysis.

BACKGROUND: Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients carry extremely high cardiovascular mortality, where pulmonary hypertension (PH) and vascular access are critical prognostic factors. However, previ...

Epidemiological Trends in Mortality From Acute Myocardial Infarction With Essential and Secondary Hypertension: CDC WONDER Database Analysis, 2000-2024.

BACKGROUND: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with essential hypertension (EH) and secondary hypertension (SH) remains a leading cause of mortality. Despite the overall decline, disparities in mortali...

Temporal Trends and Disparities in Hypertension-Related Cardiomyopathy Mortality in the United States, 1999-2023.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension and cardiomyopathy are major contributors of cardiovascular morbidity in the United States. This study investigates long-term mortality trends and disparities in hypertension-...

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Clevidipine Versus Nicardipine in Hypertensive Emergencies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

BACKGROUND: Hypertensive emergencies require prompt blood pressure reduction to prevent acute target-organ damage. Clevidipine and nicardipine are commonly used intravenous dihydropyridine calcium cha...

Blood Pressure Variability is Associated With Lower Cognitive Function: An Elderly Cohort Study in Hong Kong.

Cognitive impairment is a major geriatric health issue with significant public health burdens. Emerging evidence suggests blood pressure variability (BPV), particularly its dynamic fluctuations, may c...

Healthcare provider experiences integrating mental illness screening and management into hypertension care: qualitative systematic review.

Mental illness is a frequent comorbidity in chronic diseases including hypertension, yet integration of mental health screening into hypertension care remains limited, particularly in low- and middle-...

Association of C-Reactive Protein-Triglyceride Glucose Index and TyG Index With Prehypertension and Hypertension.

This study aimed to investigate the associations of the C-reactive protein-triglyceride glucose index (CTI) and the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index with prehypertension and hypertension in a Chinese ...

Immune-Endocrine crosstalk in hypertensive overweight men: Dysregulation of IL-17 and IL-40-mediated inflammatory pathways.

Hypertension belongs to the category of serious health concerns among overweight people that are frequently attributed to chronic low-grade inflammation. The present study investigated the significanc...

Effects of magnesium taurate-potassium citrate on blood pressure and vascular stiffness in low-risk adults with elevated blood pressure.

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a key modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. In low-risk individuals, guidelines recommend lifestyle interventions before pharmacotherapy. Evidence for magnesium taurat...