September 11, 2020
Some Doctors Not Following Guidelines for Diagnosing HTN
FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Some health care professionals are not following current evidence-based guidelines to screen for and diagnose hypertension, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Hypertension 2020 Scientific Sessions, held virtually from Sept. 10 to 13. Beverly Green, M.D., M.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute...
Rates of Ambulatory Heart Failure Steady From 2001 to 2016
FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Rates of ambulatory heart failure remained steady in the United States between 2001 and 2016, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in JAMA Cardiology. Leah Rethy, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues examined the prevalence of ambulatory heart failure overall...
Future Cardiovascular Event Risk Up With High BP in Young Adults
FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Young adults with elevated blood pressure have increased risk of subsequent cardiovascular events, according to a meta-analysis published online Sept. 9 in The BMJ. Dongling Luo, from the Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the future...