Hypertension
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U.S. perspective: Euro hypertension guidelines look a lot like ours
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New Euro hypertension guidelines target most adults to less than 130/80 mm Hg
Conference Coverage
FOURIER analysis: PCSK9 inhibition helps MetS patients the most
MUNICH –
Daily News Podcast
Blood pressure meds cut cognitive impairment risk
And HIV infection may double patients’ stroke rate.
From the Journals
Diabetes, hypertension, smoking may raise risk for late-onset epilepsy
Race and geographic location also influenced the risk of late-onset epilepsy.
From the Journals
New hypertension guidelines would add 15.6 million new diagnoses
A new analysis estimates that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines would add 15 million Americans to the ranks of the hypertensives,...
Conference Coverage
Renal denervation for hypertension rebounds
Device-delivered endovascular renal denervation therapy for hypertension has risen from the ashes and been dramatically resuscitated
Feature
New BP guidelines synergize with transformed primary care
The new ACC/AHA BP guidelines fit the system approach to primary care that has transformed U.S. medicine over the past decade.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Is ‘medical aid in dying’ suicide?
And one in five Medicaid kids may have a mental health diagnosis.
Conference Coverage
Nebivolol looks like best beta-blocker for hypertension
ORLANDO – Lower MI rate than with metoprolol or atenolol in large primary prevention study.
From the Journals
Women’s representation in CV drug trials still lagging
We’ve come a long way in clinical trial representation of women, but there’s more work to do.