Blood Pressure

More Americans have, Get Treated For High Blood Pressure

First, the bad news: More American adults have hypertension (high blood pressure) and prehypertension than ever before. Now, the good news: The percentage of those getting treated for and controlling high blood pressure has also increased. As a result, even the bad news has a good news aspect: more people are living with rather than [...]

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High Blood Pressure Rates, Management, Awareness Increasing

More U.S. residents are being treated for high blood pressure in large part because of increasing obesity rates, but there is greater awareness of risk factors for the condition, particularly among white men and blacks, according to a study published in the November issue of Hypertension, United Press International reports. For the study, lead author [...]

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Music Listening is a Viable Option to Lower Blood Pressure

To some people, listening to music may just be a hobby, but to people with high blood pressure (hypertension), it could be a way to help them lower their blood pressure. A study by the University of Florence in Italy reported at the American Society of Hypertension meeting in New Orleans in May 2008 that [...]

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Blood pressure monitoring improved by pay per performance

Pay for performance has substantially improved blood pressure monitoring and control in England, and the difference in monitoring levels between the most and least deprived areas has all but disappeared. This study adds to the evidence that the Quality of Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a “truly equitable public health intervention”, says the author of an [...]

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High Blood Pressure Linked To Low Potassium

As a risk factor for high blood pressure, low levels of potassium in the diet may be as important as high levels of sodium – especially among African Americans, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “There has been a lot of [...]

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Rural pregnant women are at higher risk of blood pressure

Several factors, such as older age and high weight gain, are known risk factors for pre-eclampsia and other pregnancy-related blood pressure disorders. Now a new report suggests that social factors – including living in a rural county – may also increase the risk of preeclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), according to research being presented at [...]

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Low Potassium Levels Linked With High Blood Pressure

Researchers have found that low potassium levels correlate with high blood pressure, regardless of salt intake or cardiovascular risk factors, and the association is stronger among blacks, according to a study presented this week at the American Society of Nephrology’s annual meeting in Philadelphia, Reuters Health reports. The study, by Susan Hedayati of the University [...]

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Lowering Your Blood Pressure by Lowering Your Salt

Consumer Reports analyzed 37 supermarket staples and found large amounts of sodium in unexpected places — including some foods that don’t necessarily taste salty at all. For example, a cup of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran contains 350 milligrams (mg) of sodium, while a half-cup of Friendship 1% low-fat cottage cheese has 360 mg. And a single [...]

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Study Questions Fluid Pill Use For Blood Pressure Control

Combining your blood pressure medication into one pill daily may be the safest way to keep your blood pressure under control, according to a new study. Diuretics or fluid pills are prescribed to many patients to lower blood pressure. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, patients who were given [...]

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Two-Drug Blood Pressure Therapy Lowers Heart Attack Risk

While doctors are recommended to start with a diuretic-based strategy to control patients’ high blood pressure, an international blood pressure study shows a different single-pill drug combination is more effective at preventing heart-related events such as heart attacks and strokes. The findings challenge the way blood pressure is usually treated worldwide. The randomized study led [...]

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High blood pressure may effect clear thinking in the elderly

Adding another reason for people to watch their blood pressure, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that increased blood pressure in older adults is directly related to decreased cognitive functioning, particularly among seniors with already high blood pressure. This means that stressful situations may make it more difficult for some seniors to [...]

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Anxiety Underlies White Coat Hypertension

A new study suggests that spikes of anxiety can cause the blood pressure of some people to rise when a doctor is examining them, a phenomenon known as the “white coat effect.” Nine percent of patients studied showed signs of white coat hypertension, which could prompt doctors to prescribe unneeded medication and potentially lower blood [...]

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