Primary care clinicians key to achieving optimal cardiovascular health
Primary care clinicians and practices are uniquely positioned to help people achieve optimal cardiovascular health through screening, diagnosing and treating ...
Tag: High Blood Pressure
Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli reduce blood pressure compared to root and squash vegetables
Daily consumption of four servings of cruciferous vegetables over a 2-week period resulted in reduced blood pressure in middle-aged and older adults ...
Study reveals obesity's impact on muscle structure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
A new small study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25th in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research has ...
Pharmacists and community health workers lead successful hypertension interventions
When it comes to helping patients with high blood pressure get their hypertension under control, a new Tulane University study ...
Why do aortic aneurysms form in specific locations?
The sites where vascular aneurysms typically form have a predilection from the outset, even in healthy people. This is shown ...
Fish oil supplement taken by fathers may help combat childhood obesity
A study performed in mice has uncovered a potential new tool to combat the escalating issue of childhood obesity. The ...
Cuffless monitor offers promise for hypertension management
A study led by a Brigham investigator evaluated a novel device that automatically measures blood pressure at the wrist, generating ...
How do extreme weather conditions impact maternal health in low-income and middle-income countries?
In a recent study published in BMJ Open, researchers assessed how the disruption of infrastructure and decreased access to health ...
Innovative tool could safeguard cancer patients from chemotherapy-induced kidney damage
Using patient data from six major U.S. cancer centers, Brigham researchers and collaborators developed a risk prediction model for moderate-to-severe ...
Polypills prove effective in reducing cardiovascular disease and mortality
A new study from researchers at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis bolsters previous findings that polypills are beneficial ...
