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The European Society of Hypertension is proud to present Online Education that features numerous articles from esteemed medical journals in World Hypertension News. We also offer select articles, webcasts, and podcasts from the annual scientific meeting under the Annual Meeting Highlights section. Webcasts of particular educational benefit are available under Teaching Seminars. A variety of Self Assessment Programs will be presented in the e-Learning section. Check back for these soon.

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Archives of Internal Medicine

Positive affirmation appears to improve medication adherence in hypertensive African-Americans

1 February 2012 – Positive affirmation along with patient education appears to help African-American patients with high blood pressure (BP) more effectively follow their medication regimen.

JAMA

Hypertension treatment associated with long-term improvement in life expectancy

30 January 2012 – Patients with systolic hypertension who were treated with the diuretic chlorthalidone for 4.5 years as part of a clinical trial had a significantly lower rate of death and a gain in life expectancy free from cardiovascular death about 20 years later compared to patients who received placebo.

Journal of General Internal Medicine

BP monitoring: room for improvement

27 January 2012 – Because some clinicians fail to stick to official recommendations for blood pressure (BP) monitoring, a number of patients are misclassified, which could have an impact on decisions about their treatment.

The FASEB (Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology) Journal

EPO hits blood vessels to raise BP in the brain

23 January 2012 – Erythropoietin (EPO) might be considered a “performance enhancing” substance for athletes, but new research published online in The FASEB (Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology) Journal shows that these enhancements come at a high cost – increased risk of vascular problems in the brain.

JAMA

Increased risk of serious CV events among young and middle-aged adults who use ADHD medications

20 January 2012 – Although there have been cardiovascular safety concerns about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications because of their ability to increase heart rate and blood pressure (BP) levels, an analysis that included more than 150,000 ADHD users found no evidence of an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or sudden cardiac death associated with current use compared with nonuse or rare use among young and middle-aged adults.

Hypertension

Denmark: fish and CVD risk in young women

16 January 2012 – Young women could significantly reduce their risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) by consuming more fish.

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,

A novel test for hypertension diagnosis

13 January 2012 – Investigators at the University of Cambridge have developed a novel test which may help doctors diagnose thousands of individuals with the most prevalent curable cause of hypertension

Stroke

BP medicines reduce stroke risk in people with prehypertension

9 January 2012 – People with prehypertension had a lower risk of stroke when they took blood pressure (BP)-lowering medicines.

Journal of Human Hypertension

DASH diet and BP

6 January 2012 – A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products significantly lowers blood pressure (BP) and increases plasma renin activity (PRA), data from the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) study.

Circulation

Middle-age BP changes affect lifetime heart disease, stroke risk

4 January 2012 – An increase or decrease in your blood pressure (BP) during middle age can significantly impact your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN)

Similar BP drugs could have different impacts on dialysis patients’ heart health

2 January 2012 – Two seemingly similar blood pressure (BP)-lowering drugs have different effects on the heart health of dialysis patients, according to a study appearing in a study published in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results indicate that certain dialysis patients may benefit more from one drug while some should opt for the other.

CMAJ 2011

More than one-quarter of Canadian adults projected to have hypertension in 2012/13

30 December 2011 – Hypertension in Canada is increasing, and it is projected that more than one-quarter of Canadian adults will be diagnosed with hypertension by 2012/13, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011

Hypertension affects brain capacity

28 December 2011 – Can dementias and mild cognitive impairment be influenced in their course by diseases and risk factors? This is the subject of a study reported by Thorleif Etgen, MD (University of München, Germany) and co-authors in the journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

Hypertension 2011

Breakthrough in understanding the genetics of high BP

26 December 2011 – A researcher from the University of Leicester’s Department of Cardiovascular Sciences (UK) has been involved in a ground-breaking study into the causes of high blood pressure (BP).

Neurology 2011

NIH study finds stroke risk factors may lead to cognitive problems

23 December 2011 – High blood pressure (BP) and other known risk factors for stroke also increase the risk of developing cognitive problems, even among people who have never had a stroke, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found.

J Am Coll Cardiol 2011

Benefits of nut consumption for people with abdominal obesity, high blood sugar, high BP

19 December 2011 – High blood pressure (BP) for incoming Harvard alumni between 1914 and 1952 was associated with detrimental cardiovascular effects decades later, researchers found in a report published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology.

J Proteome Res 2011

Benefits of nut consumption for people with abdominal obesity, high blood sugar, high BP

16 December 2011 – For the first time, scientists report a link between eating nuts and higher levels of serotonin in the bodies of patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS), who are at high risk for heart disease. Serotonin is a substance that helps transmit nerve signals and decreases feelings of hunger, makes people feel happier and improves heart health.

JAMA 2011

Study evaluates “normal range” systolic BP levels after ischemic stroke and risk of recurrent stroke

14 December 2011 – Among patients who experienced an ischemic stroke, systolic blood pressure levels of less than 120 mmHg, or higher than 140 mmHg, were associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke, according to a study appearing in the JAMA, a theme issue on cardiovascular disease.

ASN

High BP and pregnancy: Short- and long-term consequences

12 December 2011 – Two studies from the Mayo Clinic presented during the American Society of Nephrology’s Annual Kidney Week (Philadelphia, PA, USA) provide new information related to high blood pressure during pregnancy.

Hypertension 2011

Researchers findings may help explain high BP in pregnancy

9 December 2011 – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (Richmond, VA, USA) researchers have discovered that the infiltration of white blood cells into an expectant mother’s blood vessels may explain high blood pressure (BP) in pregnancy.

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