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Targeted support program improved blood pressure among Black and Hispanic adults in Bronx

Targeted support program improved blood pressure among Black and Hispanic adults in Bronx

Research Highlights:

  • A nurse-led blood pressure program that incorporated education and support from other health care experts improved high blood pressure management among Black and Hispanic adults in a targeted blood pressure treatment program in the Bronx.
  • The initiative, which integrated regular blood pressure […]
2022-05-15T03:45:27+08:00 May 15th, 2022|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments

Hispanic people with chest pain wait in ER on average 28 minutes longer than other people

Hispanic people with chest pain wait in ER on average 28 minutes longer than other people

Research Highlights:

  • Hispanic people who went to the emergency room (ER) reporting chest pain had to wait almost 40% longer (99 minutes vs. 71 minutes) than people of other races or ethnicities to be treated, admitted to the hospital or discharged from the […]
2022-05-14T03:35:27+08:00 May 14th, 2022|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments

Protein related to Fragile X syndrome may be a new target for blood pressure medicines

Protein related to Fragile X syndrome may be a new target for blood pressure medicines

Research Highlights:

  • The findings of a new study in mice may help develop new medications to treat high blood pressure.
  • Researchers studied mice without a protein called FXR1, which is related to the protein implicated in Fragile X syndrome; the mice without FXR1 had […]
2022-05-13T03:25:39+08:00 May 13th, 2022|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments