One e-cigarette may lead to adrenaline changes in nonsmokers’ hearts
Study Highlights:
- Healthy nonsmokers experienced increased adrenaline levels in their heart after one electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) with nicotine.
- The same healthy nonsmokers did not experience increased adrenaline levels in the heart after using one nicotine-free e-cigarette or a sham e-cigarette.
- Acute e-cigarette use in nonsmokers did not appear to cause oxidative stress on the heart, but […]
Maintaining healthy weight helps keep blood pressure low through life
Study Highlights
- Maintaining a healthy weight is a key health behavior to prevent blood pressure increases from young adulthood into middle age.
- These findings support the need to create interventions that will help people maintain normal body weight throughout their lives.
Embargoed 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET, Thursday, Sept 14, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept […]
Mantener un peso saludable ayuda a tener una baja presión arterial durante toda la vida
Aspectos destacados del estudio:
- Mantener un peso saludable supone un aspecto clave para prevenir aumentos de la presión arterial desde la juventud hasta la madurez.
- Estos hallazgos apoyan la necesidad de crear intervenciones que ayuden a las personas a mantener un peso normal durante toda la vida.
Prohibida su publicación hasta las 15:00 PT / 18:00 […]
Es posible que las mujeres con complicaciones en el embarazo tengan la función cardíaca afectada después del parto
Aspectos destacados:
- Las mujeres que desarrollan preeclampsia temprano en el embarazo son más propensas que las mujeres sin este síndrome a sufrir un engrosamiento del músculo cardíaco izquierdo un mes después del parto.
- Los cambios del músculo cardíaco fueron más graves entre las mujeres que desarrollaron preeclampsia antes de las 34 semanas de embarazo.
- En otro […]
Women with pregnancy complication may have impaired heart function after delivery
Highlights
- Women who develop preeclampsia in earlier pregnancy are more likely than women without the condition to have thickening of the left heart muscle one month after delivery.
- The heart muscle changes were more severe among women who developed preeclampsia before 34 weeks of pregnancy.
- In another study, telehealth monitoring shows promise to reduce hospital readmissions […]
High blood pressure reasons differ by gender in teens; young adults
Study Highlights
- Gender matters when it comes to what’s most likely to elevate blood pressure in young to middle-aged adults.
- The volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle during heartbeats, i.e., stroke volume, is the main determinant of blood pressure levels in women, while blood pressure in men is more likely to be determined […]
American Heart Association honors scientists for excellence in groundbreaking hypertension research
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2017— Two leading hypertension researchers will be honored today at the American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension, Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, and the American Society of Hypertension Joint Scientific Sessions in San Francisco.
This year’s recipients of the annual Excellence Award for Hypertension Research are Allyn […]
Adults without partners monitor their blood pressure less frequently
Study Highlight:
- Overall, home blood pressure monitoring has increased among U.S. adults.
- However, those with less than a high school diploma and no partner are less likely to monitor blood pressure at home.
- Adults who have and are being treated for high blood pressure show higher rates of home monitoring.
Embargoed until 11:45a.m. PT/ 2:45p.m. ET, Saturday, […]
Blood pressure better controlled with “MAP” for doctors
Study Highlights
- Primary care practices using the Measure accurately, Act rapidly and Partner with patients (MAP) program drove down hypertension rates among patients.
- In six months of MAP, hypertension control rose from 65.6 percent to 74.8 percent, among more than 21,000 hypertension patients at U.S. primary care practices.
Embargoed 3p.m. PT / 6p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. […]
Teens also at risk for organ damage from high blood pressure
Embargoed 10:30 a.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Sept 17, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2017 — Organ damage from high blood pressure doesn’t only occur in adults; it can also happen in teenagers, according to research presented today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Hypertension, AHA Council on […]