Latest Blood pressure Stories

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Factors such as low hemoglobin levels, increased systolic blood pressure, and male gender are linked to a higher risk of silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs), or silent strokes, in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), according to results from a large, first-of-its-kind study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Silent strokes are the most common form of neurological injury...

Researchers from Norway, led by Mette Svendsen of Oslo University, may have discovered a natural way to help reduce blood pressure. They conducted a study on 50 men and 68 women with an average age of 55, and had lightly elevated blood pressure in the range of 128/85. Some participants were told to eat three kiwis a day while others were told to eat an apple a day, and not change anything else about their diets. The researchers remotely monitored the blood pressure of the men and women via...

Low systolic blood pressure may actually boost chances of recurrent stroke For patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke, traditional treatment prescribes keeping subsequent blood pressure levels as low as possible to reduce the risk of another stroke. A new international study, however, suggests this conventional approach may not be helpful, and could actually increase recurrent stroke risk – at least in the first few months after the first event. The findings, from a team of...

Among patients who experienced an ischemic stroke, systolic blood pressure levels of less than 120 mm Hg, or higher than 140 mm Hg, were associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke, according to a study appearing in the November 16 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cardiovascular disease. This issue is being released early online to coincide with the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. "Recurrent stroke prevention guidelines suggest that larger reductions in systolic...

FORT LEE, N.J., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ajinomoto North America, Inc., a leader in the development of pharmaceutical-quality amino acids and safe, effective nutraceutical solutions, has introduced Natura Guard BP(TM), a milk protein-derived supplement, to help health-conscious Americans maintain healthy blood pressure levels that are already within the normal range*. The efficacy and safety of Natura Guard BP(TM) in which a dietary ingredient, lactotripeptides, works by inhibiting...

Mid-pregnancy test predicts late-pregnancy complication; High blood pressure during pregnancy spells trouble later in life Highlights:     A test done mid-pregnancy accurately predicts which women will later develop preeclampsia, a late-pregnancy disorder characterized by high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine. Left untreated, preeclampsia can lead to serious -- even fatal -- complications for a pregnant woman and her baby.     Women with high blood pressure during...

Salt Institute says federal bureaucrats will be held responsible for ignoring solid medical research while pushing a dangerous, low-sodium diet on an unsuspecting public Silver Spring, MD (PRWEB) November 11, 2011 At a Thursday (Nov. 10) FDA public hearing about ways to bring about population-wide salt reduction, the Salt Institute warned federal officials and anti-salt ideologues that they are responsible for the health outcomes of their full-speed-ahead agenda to put all Americans on a...

Five to 15 percent of all patients with hypertension fail to respond to drug treatment. However, a range of treatment options are now available in these cases. Alongside the established measures stand new and promising interventions such as renal sympathetic denervation. Felix Mahfoud, Frank Himmel and their co-authors present the current treatment strategies for resistant arterial hypertension in the latest issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011; 108(43): 725)....

TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Biosign Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BIO) a company focused on non-invasive monitoring of common health risks associated with blood pressure, life style and medication, is pleased to announce they have developed proprietary algorithms that can be utilized on the UFIT generated pulse waveform as a prescreening tool for arrhythmia. Biosign has published today "UFIT® Detection of Instantaneous Arrhythmic and Amplitude Anomalies" a 916 page report...

A new study, published online in the American Journal of Hypertension on Wednesday, has raised questions about the health benefits of low-sodium diets. In fact, according to CBS News reporter Ryan Jaslow, the study found that cutting back on salt could actually raise multiple risk factors for heart disease, including cholesterol levels. In fact, the research discovered that, while cutting back on dietary salt lowered blood pressure, it also resulted in an average cholesterol increase of...