Salt Contributes to Resistant High Blood Pressure

It probably comes as no surprise that too much salt can contribute to resistant high blood pressure despite taking several medications to control it, University of Alabama researchers report.

High blood pressure is called resistant hypertension when blood pressure remains above goal despite their taking three medications to lower it. High blood pressure that is under control, but requires four or more medications to treat it, is also considered resistant to treatment.

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Study in Circulation Research details how diabetes drives atherosclerosis

Mechanisms suggest new way to treat heart disease among diabetics

Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14 edition of the journal Circulation Research.

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Early blood pressure reduction to improve stroke outcomes

Early and intensive lowering of high blood pressure has shown promising effects in stroke patients, according to results of a new stroke study by The George Institute for International Health.

Initial results of the first large-scale investigation into managing raised blood pressure after intracerebral haemorrhage (stroke) demonstrates that rapid blood pressure lowering is well tolerated and appears to reduce the amount of bleeding in the brain, indicating that such treatment could reduce the risk of death and disability in stroke patients.

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New finding may help explain development of preeclampsia

In a study of pregnant women, those with pregnancy-induced high blood pressure were found to have higher levels of a peptide that raises blood pressure in the pieces of tissue linking mother and fetus, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The finding, reported online in the journal Hypertension, may help explain how the disorder develops.

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Research shows a daily does of beetroot juice can beat high blood pressure

Researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine have discovered that drinking just 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure. The study, published online today in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, could have major implications for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

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Severe hypertension: ‘Silent killer’ still on the loose

High blood pressure may be one of the top killers in the country, but youd never know it by the way were behaving, say scientists attending the annual congress of the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).

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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN OLDER ADULTS TRACED TO GENE’S EFFECTS IN BLOOD VESSELS

Scientists have identified the gene that sets off a sequence of events in the blood vessels of otherwise healthy adults that can lead to high blood pressure. The disease process eventually makes conditions in vessels ripe for the creation of blockages that can cause heart attacks, strokes and circulatory problems.

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Transcendental meditation effective in reducing high blood pressure, study shows

People with high blood pressure may find relief from Transcendental Meditation, according to a definitive new meta-analysis of 107 published studies on stress reduction programs and high blood pressure, which will be published in the December issue of Current Hypertension Reports.

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For High Blood Pressure Patients, Preventing or Reducing Enlarged Heart May Decrease Risk for Diabetes

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Findings, Published in November Journal Hypertension

NEW YORK (Oct. 31, 2007) — High-blood-pressure patients treated for enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH) who have regression or prevention of LVH may also have a better chance of preventing diabetes. Led by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, the research is published in the November Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA).

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Understanding hypertension in African Americans proves elusive

Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone, aldosterone, in African Americans known to potentially cause hypertension.

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