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The current approach, based on Steven Haffner's observations in Finnish population studies [1] and subsequently confirmed, is that diabetes is considered a high-risk state: A person with diabetes and ...

Experts now recommend starting a blood pressure medicine if your “top” number is between 130 and 139 and lifestyle changes don’t lower it. The new guidelines also recommend eliminating alcohol to keep ...

The RAAS system starts when the kidneys sense that a decrease in perfusion and renin is released into the bloodstream to combine with circulating angiotensinogen to form angiotensin I. ACE rapidly ...

High blood pressure is an established risk factor for neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Long-standing evidence shows that treating hypertension can reduce its vascular consequences, but whether ...

When large populations are studied, the people with blood pressures of 110/70 or less have the healthiest arteries—which contributes to healthy hearts, brains, and kidneys. Heart attack prevention ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intake of base-producing fruits and vegetables slowed CKD progression and reduced CVD risk indices. These ...

In an update to their guidelines for treating high blood pressure, a group of cardiovascular medical societies has included a new recommendation for adding renal denervation procedures as an option ...

Far more women are experiencing a life-threatening condition during pregnancy but aren't being treated for it, according to a study published this week. This problem is largely avoidable, and experts ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Venous hypertension is high blood pressure in the veins, often in ...

Rather than equivocating about the guidelines and becoming perplexed about treating hypertension, clinicians can stay focused on the principal goal of helping their patients reduce overall CVD event ...

Treating high blood pressure for as little as four years can cut the risk of dementia by 15 percent, according to clinical a trial results published on Monday in Nature Medicine. In the investigation, ...