Salt sensitivity may increase risk of high blood pressure
Apr 26, 2021
Salt-sensitive people may have an increased risk of high blood pressure, according to research that points to the need for better genetic testing for sodium sensitivity.
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Smartphone-based tool helps detect irregular heartbeat in American Indians
Apr 21, 2021
A mobile screening tool can detect irregular heart rhythms in American Indians, who are at high risk for the condition, known as atrial fibrillation.
How hormone therapy affects blood pressure differently in transgender men, women
Apr 19, 2021
The use of gender-affirming hormone therapy could raise blood pressure in transgender men and lower it in transgender women, new research shows.
The link between structural racism, high blood pressure and Black people's health
Apr 15, 2021
High blood pressure rates among Black adults, especially women, remain disproportionately high, driven by a host of social factors created by years of structural racism, experts say.
Physical therapy visit for knee injury was first step toward his quadruple bypass
Apr 6, 2021
Heart surgery at 50 spurred James "Pete" Watt to make the lifestyle changes he wished he would have made when doctors recommended them in his 30s.
Some blood pressure meds may increase, while others lower, heart risks in people with HIV
Apr 5, 2021
For people with HIV and high blood pressure, the type of medication used to lower their blood pressure may impact future cardiovascular risk, new research shows.
Black young adults face higher stroke risk than their white peers
Mar 29, 2021
Black young adults are nearly four times more likely than their white counterparts to have a stroke, according to a new study.
Blood pressure successes in Black people may come down to these 2 things
Mar 22, 2021
Researchers found that being active and having a healthy BMI were key to a group of Black people whose blood pressure did not rise with age – suggesting this is where to focus efforts to help.
Young adults have strokes for the same reason as older adults
Mar 16, 2021
Stroke among young adults may be increasing. Some common risk factors that cause strokes in older adults have increased in younger adults in recent years, new research shows.
Which blood pressure number matters most? The answer might depend on your age
Mar 1, 2021
When it comes to blood pressure, the upper number is the most important in predicting future cardiovascular problems. But in young adults, the bottom number may help too, a new study finds.