Preeclampsia: What It Is, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Treatment & Prevention
Preeclampsia is a health condition that can occur during and immediately after pregnancy.Learn what preeclampsia is, its symptoms, risk factors, causes, treatments and prevention strategies. Plus, find out how it affects your fetus and you during preg…
Learn MoreCOVID May Help Trigger High Blood Pressure in Folks Already at Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 patients face a markedly greater risk for developing persistently high blood pressure, even if they never had blood pressure concerns before, new research indicates.The rise in risk seen among otherwi…
Learn MoreImproved Outcomes Seen With Lower 2021 KDIGO BP Target
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The newly lowered Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) blood pressure (BP) target systolic BP (SBP) of
Learn MoreWeight Gain, but No Increase in BP, Seen With Low-Dose Glucocorticoids in RA
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), low-dose glucocorticoid treatment is associated with an modest increase in weight over two years but no increase in blood pressure, according to a study published …
Learn MoreBP Measurements Inaccurate With Undercuffing, Overcuffing
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Miscuffing results in inaccurate blood pressure (BP) measurements, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Junichi Ishigami, M.D., M.P.H., from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School …
Learn MoreGenetic Evidence Supports Causal Effect for Diastolic BP on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 16 in The Prostate.Kaikai Lv, M.D., fro…
Learn MoreAlmost Linear Association Seen Between Alcohol Intake, Blood Pressure
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is an almost linear association between alcohol intake and blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults, according to a review published online July 31 in Hypertension.Silvia Di Federico, from the University of…
Learn MoreStudy IDs Isometric Exercises as Most Effective for Improving Resting Blood Pressure
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Isometric exercises, such as wall sits and planks, are particularly effective at reducing resting blood pressure (BP), according to a review published online July 25 in the British Journal of Sports Medi…
Learn MoreEarly Pregnancy BP Predicts Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early pregnancy blood pressure (BP) patterns plus standard clinical risk factors can better predict hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a study published online July 12 in the Journal of the Am…
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