No associations seen for preeclampsia or eclampsia or gestational diabetes
Many U.S. Adults With Uncontrolled HTN Are Unaware of HTN Status
70.8 percent of those who were aware of their HTN status and met criteria for meds had uncontrolled hypertension
Smoking Cessation Linked to Lower Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Compared with current smokers, adjusted risk for AF was lower in former smokers and those who quit during the study
Predictive Models for HTN Screening Developed Using Speech Recordings
Accuracies were up to 84 percent for women and 77 percent for men using HTN threshold of SBP ≥135 mmHg and DBP ≥85 mmHg
Statin Therapy Cost-Effectively Improves Health Outcomes for ≥70s
Lifetime use of standard statin increased QALYs by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins
Quadruple Single Pill Superior for Resistant Hypertension
Reductions seen in mean office sitting systolic BP and sitting diastolic BP and in mean 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP
Breast Arterial Calcifications May Be Marker for Future Heart Disease
Authors say breast arterial calcifications identified on mammogram should be routinely reported
Insulin Resistance Linked to Risk for More Than 30 Diseases
Twenty-six positive, five negative correlations seen, as well as link between insulin resistance and all-cause mortality in women
Weight-Loss Surgery Benefits Blood Pressure Management
Benefits include remission and control of hypertension while cutting dependence on antihypertensive medications
AI-Enabled Stethoscope Boosts Diagnosis of Pregnancy-Related Cardiomyopathy
Findings show condition is underdiagnosed in usual care in Nigeria, which has high rates of the condition