Hypertension

PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION GENE DISCOVERED

The discovery of the gene associated with the inherited form of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) by Drs. Jane H. Morse of Columbia University and James A. Knowles of the Columbia Genome Center is indeed a major breakthrough. Their study, funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health and published in the September issue of th...

New viewpoint on Hypertension

According to researchers, a new study shows that the distinction between the two blood pressure figures increases the risk of death in kidney patients.// A blood pressure reading always consists of two figures - the systolic reading (top figure) and the diastolic reading (bottom figure). Researchers at University of Texas, now report upon the impact the difference between the two known as pulse p...

Hypertension drugs could lower Disability

According to reseasrches, drugs used to treat hypertension could delay muscle loss and disability in seniors. Dr.Graziano Onder, research associate at University of Hopkins has suggested new, beneficial effects of (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme) ACE-inhibitor //drugs, which are widely used for hypertension, beneficial effects on muscle strength and overall physical performance in older adults. Th...

Preventing 'white coat' hypertension

Researchers at the University of Southampton say that docotors are not the best people to assess blood pressure. White coat hypertension is a well-known problem - it means that your blood pressure //may go up when it's measured by a doctor (the 'white coat') but be lower if a practice nurse measures it, or if you measure it yourself. Researchers in, England, have been looking at the white coat e...

New drug for hypertension

The National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) and Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a Pune-based company have jointly come out with a new drug for the treatment of hypertension. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday,// NCL director Sivaram and Emcure managing director Satish Mehta said the chirally pure S-Amlodipine, a product of their collaborative research, will be a great boon for the pati...

FDA Approves Remodulin for Pulmonary Hypertension

According to a notice distributed by the agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved United Therapeutics Corp.'s pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy Remodulin (treprostinil sodium). A spokesperson for the FDA told Reuters Health that the approved indication covers NYHA class II-IV pulmonary arterial hypertension. The FDA approved the drug under subpart H, which allows for m...

Risk of dementia reduced hypertension drugs

According to a new study it is observed that reducing blood pressure by medication can reduce the risk of dementia by half. It is already known that hypertension (high blood pressure) increases the risk of vascular dementia// and Alzheimer's disease. In a study carried out by doctors in Dallas, the effect of lowering blood pressure on dementia rates has been examined. A group of patie...

Glaucoma & Ocular Hypertension more likely in patients with refractive errors

A study which appeared in the clinical journal of Ophthalmology concludes that farsightedness appears to be associated with a five-year risk of ocular hypertension, and nearsightedness is associated with a significantly increased prevalence// of glaucoma, in Caucasians. The study was conducted with nearly 5000 participants, aged between 43 to 84, who received baseline assessments of refractive er...

Hypertension lowered by Bedtime Dosing

Researchers in Japan have found that evening administration of the central alpha(2)-agonists guanabenz and clonidine effectively suppresses elevated blood pressure in the morning in hypertensive patients. The study was done on 133 patients with morning hypertension to receive once-daily evening administration of guanabenz or clonidine for four weeks. The blood pressure lowering effects of the two...

An hour of exercise a week cuts hypertension

High blood pressure is becoming more common around the world. It can lead to strokes, heart attacks and kidney failure.// Many guidelines currently call for anywhere between half an hour and an hour of moderate exercise on most days of the week to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity.Researchers from Japan, tested 207 men and women who had high blood pressure...

Better Treatment For Hypertension

Studies have been conducted to see whether antihypertensive strategies that use calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors // are superior to older treatments with beta-blockers and diuretics. Hypertensive patients either received the calcium channel blocker amlodipine with or without the ACE inhibitor perindopril or the beta-blocker atenolol with or without the diuretic bendroflumethia...

Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Children With Viagra

After revolutionizing the treatment of male impotence latest research shows that Viagra //(sildenafil) may also help children with a fatal lung disease walk further and breathe easier. Children diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension ( PAH) a condition in which blood pressure is extremely high in the arteries that supply the lungs, leads to narrowing of the lung’s small blood vessels and i...

Hypertension Drug of Choice for African Americans

A beta-blocker called Nebivolol, may be the best drug to control high blood pressure, especially// among black Americans of African origin according to a new study. At The International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB2005), Nebivolol was shown to be statistically significantly better than placebo in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African-American hyperten...

Hypertension can be caused by Inhalation of Salt

Eating more salt causes high blood pressure is well known, however// a new study reports that even inhaling salt can cause it. A study published today in the Open Access journal Environmental Health for the first time has shown that breathing in large quantities of salt particles can have just the same effect on blood pressure as eating a salty diet. This can be an occupational health...

Inhaling Salt Can Lead To Hypertension

People working in the salt factories may be at a heightened risk from hypertension as they inhale salt// during their course of work. Scientists from the Desert Medicine Research Centre in Jodhpur, India had measured the blood pressure of workers in two salt milling factories in Rajasthan. They divided the workers into two groups: those working close to a salt milling plant a...

Elderly Women Remain At Risk From Hypertension

Elderly women, especially those above the age of 80yrs, may remain at a higher risk from hypertension //and their condition may remain undetected for long as well. The report, which was published in the recent issue of JAMA, said that about 75% of the participants of the survey conducted in the concerned age group have hypertension. The research, which was based on data from the Nation...

Elderly Women Remain At Risk From Hypertension

Elderly women, especially those above the age of 80yrs, may remain at a higher risk from hypertension //and their condition may remain undetected for long as well. The report, which was published in the recent issue of JAMA, said that about 75% of the participants of the survey conducted in the concerned age group have hypertension. The research, which was based on data from the Nation...

Risk Of Heart Attack Increase From Pre-Hypertension

Research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, had said that people suffering //from pre-hypertension are at a much higher risk of heart attacks and developing heart disease than others. Pre-hypertension condition is noted by the systolic blood pressure remaining between 120 and 139, and the diastolic pressure remaining between 80 and 89 mm Hg. Blood pressure...

Drug used to treat hypertension effective in countering Migraines

Migraines,headaches which involve intense throbbing pain, sometimes accompanied by visual disturbances as well as sensitivity to light and sounds, have been found to respond to a drug hitherto used to treat high blood pressure//. Norwegian researchers reported that drugs like candesartan cilexetil (Atacand) reduces the number and severity of migraine attacks. The Norwegian team decide...

Aliskiren: A New Treatment For Hypertension

Aliskiren can possibly be the latest method of treating patients suffering from hypertension. Data emerging from early studies of aliskiren indicate that the new drug is effective as a single treatment for patients with mild-to-moderate uncomplicated // essential high blood pressure. Results of initial randomized controlled clinical trials also suggest that the new medication is well t...

Better Research Rats To Help In Learning About Hypertension

Scientists have bred a new kind of rat that will help them to study the effects of lower levels of estrogen in postmenopausal women that can lead to hypertension and heart failure. Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine // have created a better research rat by changing a single gene that is involved in hypertension. These rats will allow them to study salt-sensitivity...

Common, cheaper drugs could be used to treat hypertension

Hypertension or high blood pressure as it is commonly known is a silent killer because it often goes unnoticed. It is not a life threatening disease. However, it can lead to a lot of complications such as heart attack, stroke, and // kidney failure if left untreated. Fortunately, it can be diagnosed by a very simple out patient examination and treatment involves the use of anti-hypertensive medic...

Association Of Breast Arterial Calcifications With Diabetes And Hypertension

Breast arterial calcifications (BACs) are common findings on mammograms. There are calcium deposits in the media layer of the peripheral arterioles and this condition is called M?nckeberg medial// calcific sclerosis or medial arterial calcification. Many groups have reported the association of BAC with diabetes and cardiovascular risk, but there are few reports related to BAC and hypertension....

Evidence against use of Beta blockers as first choice in the treatment of primary hypertension

Beta blockers have been used widely in the treatment of hypertension and are still recommended as first-line drugs in hypertension guidelines. Moreover, after myocardial infarction and in patients with heart failure, treatment // with beta blockers prevents re-infarction, hospitalisation for heart failure, and premature death. However, a preliminary analysis has shown that atenolol is not very ef...

Persons With Fatty Liver More Prone For Hypertension

Fatty liver as the name suggests is the excessive accumulation of fat in the liver owing to buildup of central body fat. The condition may be a crucial one in explaining the association between liver enzymes, //hypertension and alcohol consumption. It has now been concluded from the study that persons with fatty liver may be more predisposed to developing hypertension than alcoholics. T...

Colas, Not Coffee, Linked To Hypertension In Women

Women do not develop high blood pressure by drinking coffee. A link has been found between cola drinking and hypertension//. A study, published in the Journal of American Medical Association, found “strong evidence to refute speculation that coffee consumption is associated with an increased risk of hypertension in women." Previous studies have offered conflicting reports...

Skimmed Milk Scales Down Hypertension Risk

Hypertension can be reduced by as much as 50% through the consumption of non-fat milk products like skimmed milk, according to University of Navarra researchers. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition // published the results of the research. The study evaluated the connection between developing arterial hypertension and consuming milk products. The research covered 6,000 people over a perio...

Shanghai To Tackle Hypertension

China’s first trial program with regard hypertension intervention is being launched at Shanghai at three communities. The object behind this exercise is to bring down the number// of patients who go to hospitals which are more expensive. The program which will cover 350,000 people will start towards early 2006 and go on until mid 2007. The Pfizer Pharmaceuticals of the US along with t...

Healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of developing hypertension

Mayo clinic reports that though you have a normal blood pressure, you may develop hypertension later in your life, which can be controlled by maintaining a healthy life style. Normal blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg//, which fluctuates depending on your age and life style. Healthy life style can be maintained by having active physical activity or daily exercise or walk for 30 minutes a day which he...

US Government Licenses New Hypertension Drug

The US Government has licensed Sildenafil to trade under the name Revatio for treating pulmonary hypertension. The University Hospital in Giessen’s pulmonary hypertension// specialist Ardeschir Ghofrani has revealed that Sildenafil is the first drug that can be administered as a pill that has a positive effect in the lung's vessels. “It broadens the right vessels, helps good aeration and improves...

Hypertension May Trigger Early Stroke

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences has revealed that early stroke and dementia maybe due to hypertension between the age of 25 years and 40 years. Incidences of blood pressure at an early age should not be ignored. // The brain may sustain damage as a result of a lesser blood flow to it due to hypertension, thus raising the chances of dementia and stroke at an early age. Thi...

Hormone Can Foretell Presence Of Potentially Fatal Pulmonary Hypertension

A hormone called brain natriuretic peptide can predict the presence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with complicated lung disease, according to a study appearing in the April issue of the American //Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society. Juergen Behr, M.D., of the Division of Pulmonary Diseases in the Department of internal me...

Hypertension linked to Insufficient Sleep

According to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association sleeping five or less hours a night at middle age may increase risks of high blood pressure. // Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the College of Physicians and Surgeons conducted the study. James E. Gangwisch, Ph.D., lead author and post-doctoral fellow at Columbia Univers...

Exposure To Lead Doesn’t Cause Hypertension In Childre

Scientists have known for sure that exposure to lead can induce hypertension in lab animals and more recently the same have been found// to be true in adults too. But till now nothing concrete was known about the metal’s effect on children. But by making the children to expose to lead for five years researchers have found that the exposure doesn’t raises blood pressure in young children....

Loneliness to Lead to Hypertension

Recent studies have suggested that people over 50 are under the risk of high blood pressure if they experience feelings of loneliness most// of the time. Feeling lonely has long been considered as a potential risk factor for hypertension, following closely behind more commonly publicized risk factors like obesity and sedentary lifestyles. The study has revealed that loneliness...

Prehypertension in the Young Leads to Hypertensive Adults

According to a study it was found that those suffering from symptoms of hypertension in the young during the adolescent age have to face the serious consequences// of hypertension as they become adults. About eight thousand adolescents were reviewed and found that prehypertension leads to hypertension as their lives progress. Bonita Falkner, MD, professor of medicine and pediatrics at...

Hypertension Not Given Priority during Treatment

According to a study it was found that physicians do not change the treatment for patients suffering from uncontrolled hypertension//. But it is also found that hypertension leads to cardiovascular risks. The findings were presented in New York City at the 21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH 2006) for the CONTROL PROJECT study group by Dr. Antonio...

Hypertension linked to Female Sexual Dysfunction

Female sexual dysfunction is more prevalent in women with hypertension compared to those with normal blood pressure, a study says//. Age and duration of hypertension appear to be significant predictors of FSD, a persistent or recurring decrease in sexual desire, arousal, inability to achieve an orgasm, and pain during sexual intercourse, a study presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of t...

Combination Drug Therapy For Hypertension

The conclusion drawn by the doctors after treating 65 million US citizens with hypertension is to initiate a combination therapy// to bring the blood pressure to normal range quickly, according to New York US (UPI). A number of clinical studies since long has shown the advantage of giving multiple drugs and Paul Ridker, Professor of Medicine; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harward M...

Hypertension and diabetes are risk factors for recurrent stroke in African Americans, study

Those who have already suffered a stroke could run a further risk of further strokes if they suffer high blood pressure, according to findings of a new study. Recurrent// strokes could also disable nearly 50% of the patients. Dr. Sean Ruland, of the University at Chicago said” Stroke incidence and mortality are generally disproportionately higher among African Americans than among wh...