Low blood pressure tied to risk of open-angle glaucoma: Study MD Editorial Team5 Nov 2021 9:15 AM ISTUSA: In a national longitudinal electronic health records database, a new study found that low blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of...
Targeting higher intraoperative BP does not prevent postoperative MACE: Study Medha Baranwal3 Nov 2021 9:15 AM ISTSwitzerland: According to a recent study, universally targeting higher intraoperative blood pressures in patients at cardiovascular (CV) risk...
Smoking associated with lower rates of BP control, even in patients taking medication Hina Zahid3 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTSmoking and high blood pressure are independent cardiovascular risk factors that frequently coexist within patients. But the exact effect of smoking...
One size fits all, not true for BP- Different BP targets for Heart and Brain: Study Dr Sravan Kumar28 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTExisting data from SPRINT Trial demonstrated favorable outcomes in terms of CV events and deaths by SBP target of <120 mm Hg as compared to target...
New toxic drug impurities detected in some heart pills in US: Bloomberg Ruchika Sharma15 Oct 2021 9:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Over the past three years, millions of blood pressure pills that contain a probable carcinogen have been recalled around the world. As...
BP Variability, Arterial stiffness and Cilnidipine - A focus review Dr Ashwani Mehta12 Oct 2021 11:20 AM ISTAs long back as 2600 BCE, that the Chinese Yellow emperors classic of Internal Medicine noted that if too much salt is used in blood, the pulse...
Some antihypertensive medications increase risk of psoriasis, find studies Hina Zahid11 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTUse of antihypertensive mediations and the development of psoriasis, finds analysis of some published studies.The studies indicated that...
Optimal BP control during surgery may decrease risk of postoperative delirium: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli10 Oct 2021 10:30 PM ISTPostoperative delirium, a change in mental function that can cause confusion after surgery and the most common surgical complication for older adults,...
An additional antihypertensive or more of the same for better control of BP in elderly? Hina Zahid7 Oct 2021 9:41 PM ISTWhat should be done if patients have blood pressure that's still too high even though they take medicine to control it.Should we increase the dose of...
Treating Resistant Hypertension in CKD patients- A Double challenge for physicians Dr. Prem Aggarwal7 Oct 2021 12:24 PM ISTResistant hypertension (RH), identified as the inability to achieve a target blood pressure despite the use of three or more maximally dosed...
Hypertension Management: The Indian Context MD Brand Connect6 Oct 2021 1:10 PM ISTA panel discussion by renowned cardiologists on Hypertension Management: The Indian context.
Understanding ARBs: The dilemma of choice Dr S. N. Narasingan5 Oct 2021 1:00 PM ISTThis Webinar talks about the role of ARBs in managing hypertension
