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Acetaminophen Rises Systolic Blood Pressure in Those with Hypertension
March 1, 2023
Clinical question: Does regular intake of acetaminophen cause an increase in blood pressure? Background: Acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used analgesics in the world. Because of its...
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Adding a new antihypertensive medication is associated with improved blood pressure lowering
August 1, 2022
Dr. Chevli Clinical question: Which is the better strategy for treatment intensification in older patients with hypertension—maximizing the antihypertensive or adding a new...
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BP Track: Blood pressure control rates dropped during pandemic
November 14, 2021
Data culled from 24 health systems showed lower rates of blood pressure control during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ESC heart failure guideline to integrate bounty of new meds
July 29, 2021
It has a simple answer to a seemingly complex issue: how to merge the newly approved with mainstay drug therapies. And it conditionally okays meds in a group long without guideline-directed options.
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Statins again linked to lower COVID-19 mortality
July 21, 2021
Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who had been taking statins had a substantially lower risk of death and severe outcomes than those who weren’t in a large observational study.
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New AHA/ASA guideline on secondary stroke prevention
May 27, 2021
Identifying the cause of a first stroke or transient ischemic attack is key to developing strategies to prevent repeat events, the AHA/ASA says in an updated clinical practice guideline.
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Nutritional support may be lifesaving in heart failure
May 6, 2021
Patients with high-risk chronic heart failure given individualized nutritional support in-hospital had lower mortality following discharge, a new analysis shows.
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Hypertension worsened by commonly used prescription meds
May 6, 2021
Close to 20% of U.S. adults with hypertension are on a prescription drug, such as NSAIDs, known to raise blood pressure, creating an opportunity for drug substitution.
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‘Major update’ of BP guidance for kidney disease; treat to 120 mm Hg
March 16, 2021
“[Chapter one] of the guidelines is devoted to blood pressure measurement ... if [targeting] 120 [mm Hg systolic], the emphasis is on 120 measured properly.”
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Heart failure redefined with new classifications, staging
March 8, 2021
Heart failure terminology gets a landmark reno, with a new universal definition, revised stages of development and progression, and updated LVEF classifications.
