Top hypertension Articles in Internal Medicine

Hypertension treatment and management concerns in the elderly
Aging Health, 10/07/2009

Fischer MJ – Hypertension is a common condition that increases steadily with age and is most prevalent in the elderly. In the last two decades, a number of clinical trials have increased the awareness of the consequences of ... hypertension and enhanced the understanding of its treatment. Both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies have been found to be successful in treating hypertension and reducing the frequency of associated morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Moreover, these treatments appear to be well ... tolerated and feasible to implement in geriatric populations. It is incumbent upon healthcare providers and policymakers alike to diligently pursue judicious management of hypertension in older patients. [more...]

Practical strategies for management of hypertension in the elderly
Internet Source, 10/13/2009

The elderly are the fastest–growing population with the highest prevalence of hypertension. The major factors contributing to poor blood pressure control include inadequate intensity of treatment, suboptimal drug regimens, high prevalence of resistant hypertension ... changes, and higher prevalence of concomitant metabolic and cardiovascular complications in older persons. Key strategies for hypertension treatment in elderly include lifestyle changes and hypertension treatment until target BP goal is reached with mono or combination therapy. [more...]

Hypertension in Women: More Evidence for the Role of Lifestyle
Nursing for Women's Health, 10/12/2009

Hellwig JP – The association between combinations of three (normal BMI, daily vigorous exercise, and DASH–style diet), four (three low–risk factors plus modest alcohol intake), five (four low–risk factors plus ... risk factors and the risk of developing hypertension was analyzed. During the follow–up, a total of 12,319 new cases of hypertension were reported. All six modifiable risk factors were independently associated with the risk of developing hypertension during follow–up after also adjusting ... hypertension, smoking status and use of oral contraceptives. For women who had all six low–risk factors (0.3 percent of the population), they had about an 80 percent lower risk of developing hypertension. [more...]

Intradialytic Hypertension: A Less-Recognized Cardiovascular Complication of Hemodialysis
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 10/28/2009

Inrig JK – Although intradialytic hypertension often is underappreciated, recent studies suggest that it should not be ignored. However, further work is necessary to elucidate the pathophysiologic ... intradialytic hypertension and its appropriate management and determine whether treatment of intradialytic hypertension can improve clinical outcomes. [more...]

Retinal arteriolar narrowing increases the likelihood of chronic kidney disease in hypertension
Journal of Hypertension, 10/26/2009

Sabanayagam C et al. – The findings show that the presence of microvascular disease in the retina increases the likelihood of CKD associated with hypertension and suggest that examination of the retinal vasculature may aid in stratification of CKD risk in hypertensive ... nephrology/urology,hypertension,general medicine [more...]

Carotid artery atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients with a functional LDL receptor-related protein 6 gene variant
Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 10/20/2009

Sarzani R et al. – Beside the role of established risk factors, 1062V variant of LRP6 and CAA are strongly associated in hypertensive patients, making LRP6 a novel relevant ... in the presence of hypertension. [more...]

Secondary Hypertension in Overweight and Stage 1 Hypertensive Children: A Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Report
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 10/12/2009

Kapur G et al. – The study revealed no significant differences in the mean age at diagnosis, distribution of overweight, and stage 1 or 2 hypertensive children between PH ... Overweight and presence of stage 1 hypertension should not preclude evaluation for SH. [more...]

Sex-specific hemodynamic and non-hemodynamic determinants of aortic root size in hypertensive subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy
Hypertension Research, 11/09/2009

Cipolli JAA et al. – The results suggest that both volume overload and abdominal obesity are related to AoR dilatation in hypertensive women, whereas AoR enlargement is associated more ... related parameters in hypertensive men with LV hypertrophy. [more...]

Practical strategies for management of hypertension in the elderly
Geriatrics, 10/21/2009

Gibson MV et al. – The major factors contributing to poor blood pressure control include inadequate intensity of treatment, suboptimal drug regimens, high prevalence of resistant hypertension, poor adherence to pharmacotherapy and ... Key strategies for hypertension treatment in elderly include lifestyle changes and hypertension treatment until target BP goal is reached with mono or combination therapy. Thiazide diuretics as first–line therapy are preferred for most uncomplicated hypertensive patients and in conjunction ... offered early in the treatment in the presence of subclinical organ damage, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, or diabetes with low doses titrated gradually with regular monitoring for side effects and adherence to therapy. [more...]

The Effect of Pharmaceutical Care Programs on Blood Pressure Control in Individuals with Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis
Journal of Pharmacy Technology, 10/08/2009

Ni Y et al. – PC programs appear to be an effective tool in helping to control blood pressure in hypertensive patients. [more...]