Sentences with phrase «patient with hypertension»

Conversely, the antioxidant lowers blood pressure in patients with hypertension.

Her recent research focus has been medication adherence in older patients with hypertension, adherence to physical activity recommendations in patients with diabetes and provider adherence to medication guidelines.

Around half of patients with hypertension stop taking their medication within 12 months of being prescribed antihypertensive drugs, and severe intolerance is found in 10 per cent of patients referred to the Barts Health Blood Pressure Clinic.

Among patients with hypertension at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a program that consisted of patients measuring their blood pressure and adjusting their antihypertensive medication accordingly resulted in lower systolic blood pressure at 12 months compared to patients who received usual care, according to a study in the August 27 issue of JAMA.

Renal outcomes with different fixed - dose combination therapies in patients with hypertension at high risk for cardiovascular events (ACCOMPLISH): a prespecified secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

«Based on these findings, a «bring it home» blood pressure - lowering strategy appears suitable for patients with hypertension and comorbidities.»

Among patients with hypertension who received the automated phone calls, those who also had cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes were up to 8.4 percent more likely to achieve better blood pressure control than those who did not have these conditions.

This observation may suggest that perioperative management of patients with hypertension should receive specific attention in clinical practice and future guidelines, but additional randomized clinical trials on this question may be warranted,» the authors conclude.

Self - monitoring of blood pressure with self - titration (adjusting) of antihypertensives results in lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension, but there are no data about patients in high - risk groups, according to background information in the article.

«This study provides new information about how an automated telephone message can lead to improved blood pressure control among patients with hypertension,» said lead author Teresa Harrison, SM, a research associate at Kaiser Permanente Southern California's Department of Research & Evaluation in Pasadena, Calif. «We found that this simple outreach program can improve blood pressure control, especially among patients with multiple chronic conditions.»

Many of my patients with hypertension ask me whether it is safe to take sildenafil (Viagra) with their blood pressure medications...

Richard J. McManus, F.R.C.G.P., of the University of Oxford, and colleagues randomly assigned 552 patients with hypertension and a history of stroke, coronary heart disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease to self - monitoring of blood pressure combined with an individualized self - titration algorithm or a control group (patients received usual care consisting of seeing their health care clinician for routine blood pressure measurement and adjustment of medication if necessary).

«Vitamin D supplementation does not appear to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension.»

Verapamil is prescribed to patients with hypertension and other heart - related conditions, because it blocks cellular channels that affect the pumping of the heart and the dilation of blood vessels.

The most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicates that a quarter of patients with hypertension were not receiving an antihypertensive medication.

In 2014, he and his colleagues discovered that these molecules are unusually abundant in certain immune cells of mice with high blood pressure — and that the same is true in patients with hypertension.

Previous studies had documented a progressive increase in heart disease risk as systolic blood pressure (SBP) rose above 115, but it was not known whether SBP lower than 120 in patients with hypertension (HTN) lowered the risk of heart failure, stroke and heart attack.

In a study based on clinic visits of more than 21,000 patients with hypertension, the researchers found that 63 percent of U.S. patients had their blood pressure under control — defined as less than 140/90 mm Hg — compared to 31 percent to 46 percent in Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain or France.

Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and hyperinsulinemia in patients with hypertension.

For example, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a double - blind, randomized controlled trial of 122 patients with hypertension, ages 55 and older, in which half were assigned to relaxation response training and the other half to a control group that received information about blood pressure control.

Although billions of dollars are spent annually in the United States for the treatment and detection of cardiovascular disease, current conventional treatments have done little to reduce the number of patients with hypertension.

Heavy metal toxicity should be evaluated in any patient with hypertension, cardiovascular heart disease, or other vascular disease.

Patients with hypertension, or high blood pressure, may be prescribed a number of different treatments by their doctors in order to manage their condition.