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Lifestyle changes reduce the need for blood pressure medications
Study Highlights: Men and women with high blood pressure reduced the need for antihypertensive medications by making lifestyle changes. A 16-week program, focused on the DASH diet, weight management and exercise, resulted in the most dramatic...
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Monitoring at home yields better blood pressure control
Study Highlights: People with high blood pressure are more likely to get it under control if they record blood pressure readings at home and share the data with their healthcare provider. At-home monitoring gives providers a better sense of patients’...
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Dangerous blood pressure spikes among blacks happen five times more often than average
Study Highlights: Blacks with high blood pressure experience hypertensive crisis, a life-threatening condition where blood pressure surges severely and quickly, at a rate five times the national average. Hypertensive crisis can lead to organ damage...
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Children with food insecurity at risk for high blood pressure
Study Highlights: Children and teens with uncertain or limited access to nutritional foods, known as food insecurity, are more likely to have high blood pressure than those who are food secure. Food insecurity impacts about 6 million U.S. children...
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Sleepiness common among black women, may be linked to high blood pressure
Study Highlights: In a study with black women who are overweight or obese, nearly half reported sleeping less than 7 hours at night, and many also reported daytime sleepiness. Women who were sleepy during the day were less likely to be physically...
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Preliminary research shows non-invasive therapy may reverse atherosclerosis
Study Highlight: Injecting microscopic fibers that remove plaque deposits from artery walls reversed atherosclerosis in preliminary research.
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Online message board advice on ICDs reflects inaccuracies
Study Highlights: Medical advice about implanted cardiac defibrillators obtained over two years from a dedicated online message board was accurate only about half of the time. About a quarter of advice dispensed via the online message board was...
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Depression negatively impacts heart and stroke patients
Study Highlights: People with cardiovascular disease who haven’t been diagnosed with depression but are at high-risk for it are more likely to report worse healthcare experiences and use emergency room services more often than those diagnosed with...
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Study found people would rather pop a pill or sip tea than exercise to treat high blood pressure
Study Highlights: Survey respondents were more likely to choose a daily cup of tea or a pill over exercise to “treat” high blood pressure in an imaginary scenario, but many didn’t think the interventions were worth the benefits.
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Out-of-pocket expenses for chronic heart disease care inflict heavy financial burdens for low-income families; even those with insurance
Study Highlights: 1 in 4 low-income families experience significant financial burden from out-of-pocket expenses for treatment of chronic heart disease. 1 in 10 low-income families, including those with insurance, experience catastrophic...
