In a nutshell This phase clinical trial will investigate the effect of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) in patients with borderline hypertension. The main outcome will be the change in blood pressure (BP) over 33 days. The details Hypertension or high blood pressure (BP) is a serious condition. Hypertension increases the risk of major events...
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In a nutshell This study examined the link between hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and cardiovascular disease mortality risk (death from stroke or heart disease). The authors concluded that women with a history of hypertension during pregnancy are at an increased risk of future cardiovascular mortality. Some background Some women...
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In a nutshell This analysis examined the effect of reduced blood pressure on major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes. The incidence of these events was reviewed compared to the blood pressure values achieved with treatment. The effect of blood pressure reduction on kidney damage was also reviewed. Some background High blood...
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In a nutshell Nowadays, patients with mild HTN and no other cardiovascular (CV) disease are treated with anti-hypertensive drugs despite there being no evidence (clinical trials) supporting this practice. This review put this practice into test, evaluating if medical therapy reduce the risk of death or CV events among these subjects. Some...
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