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Systolic BP Target

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – Most older adults in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) have a net benefit favoring a systolic blood pressure (BP) target

Rewards of Tight Blood Pressure Control Outweigh Risks, Trial Finds

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – The health benefits of aggressive blood pressure control outweigh the potential risks for seniors, according to the latest results from a major clinical trial. About 85% of...

Docs Don't Track Pregnancy Complications That Threaten Long-Term Health

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – Women who develop a complication like diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at higher risk of stroke or heart disease in the years after delivery....

Sister Study Shows Link Between Pregnancy Complications, Heart Risks

MONDAY, Feb 10, 2025 – It's long been known that certain complications of pregnancy can raise a woman's risk for heart trouble years later. But new research shows that even the sisters of these...

Super Bowl Food Ads Are Loaded With Salt, Study Finds

THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 – Set, hut! Super Bowl Sunday is almost here. But it's not just about big plays and bad calls, it's also a sodium tsunami. On average, foods advertised during NFL games...

Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Counseling for Children With High BP

THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 – Among children with high blood pressure (BP), there are racial and ethnic disparities in receipt of nutrition, lifestyle, and weight counseling, according to a study...

Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Self-Monitor Heart Health

MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – The majority of U.S. adults use a device on a regular basis to monitor their heart health, but only one in four uses those data to have a conversation about their heart health...

Heart Health At Risk For New Moms Of Twins

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – New moms who’ve just had twins run a high risk of heart disease in the coming weeks and months, a new study suggests. Women have a doubled risk of hospitalization for heart p...

Heart Patients Aren't Taking Lifesaving Meds

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Drugs like blood thinners, cholesterol-lowering statins and blood pressure meds can protect the health and extend the lives of people with heart disease. But only if patients...

Noisy Settings OK For Blood Pressure Testing

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Don’t worry if someone’s checking your blood pressure in a loud public place. The reading they get is apt to be just as accurate as if the test were taking place in a quiet, ...

Intensive BP Control Linked to Long-Term Cognitive Benefits

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – In an extended follow-up study, intensive blood pressure control is associated with reductions in the rate of cognitive impairment, according to a study published in the...

BP Readings Obtained in Public, Private Spaces Minimally Different

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Differences in blood pressure (BP) readings obtained in public spaces versus private spaces are minimal and non-clinically important, according to a study published online...

Weight Loss Boosts Long-Term Health of Kids With Obesity

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health. When these children and teens lose weight, they are less likely to have type 2 diabetes,...

Weight Loss Boosts Long-Term Health of Kids With Obesity

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health. When these children and teens lose weight, they are less likely to have type 2 diabetes,...

Locking Down Blood Pressure Protects Brain Health

MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – Maintaining tight control over blood pressure for even a short while can provide lasting benefits for seniors’ brain health, a new clinical trial says. People had lower risk o...

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