Latest Prehypertension Stories

New data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation show variations among communities, genders and ethnic groups in treatment and control of high blood pressure One in five Americans are completely unaware that they are at risk for the second leading cause of premature death: high blood pressure. In the first ever analysis of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension for every county, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington...

New data from the National Health and Wellness Survey shows diagnosis rates vary widely by country. New York, NY (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 Despite the rising prevalence of hypertension worldwide, the number of patients diagnosed with the disease remains low when compared with estimated prevalence, according to new findings from Kantar Health’s National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS). The NHWS finds that diagnosis rates vary significantly from country to country and currently range from...

TORONTO, April 3, 2013 /CNW/ - Hypertension Canada warns that up to half of Canadian Baby Boomers have high blood pressure or will develop high blood pressure within the next few years - which will have serious ramifications for health and the country's health care system. Adding to the scenario are troubling disparities between provinces that highlight the importance of healthy lifestyle for hypertension prevention and treatment. "A diagnosis of hypertension (high blood...

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 68 million people -- 1 in 3 U.S. adults -- have high blood pressure. Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure can lead to a stroke or heart attack. As American Heart Month ends, Kaiser Permanente notes it's good for people to remember all year that high blood pressure is preventable and controllable. Kaiser Permanente is recognized as a national leader in...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Doctors are less likely to diagnose an 18 to 24 year old with high blood pressure during visits than those 60 and older, according to a new study. Findings presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2012 showed that most young adults with high blood pressure remain undiagnosed after four years of regular doctor's care. “These young patients come to the clinic and their blood pressure is recorded,”...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Researchers at University of California, Davis found that high blood pressure could damage the brain's structure and function in people as young as 40. They found accelerated brain aging among hypertensive and prehypertensive individuals in their 40s, including damage to the structural integrity of the brain's white matter and the volume of its gray matter. This suggests that vascular brain injury "develops insidiously over the...

PharmaSmart today announced that it has joined the Team Up. Pressure Down. program to help hypertensive patients more effectively manage and control their high blood pressure – and ultimately prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. Recent research shows that pharmacist-directed care can improve the management of major cardiovascular risk factors – including hypertension – and has a positive impact on patient health outcomes. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) October 18, 2012...

Playing soccer (football) could be the best way for people with high blood pressure, known as hypertension, to improve their fitness, normalize their blood pressure and reduce their risk of stroke. Research from Universities of Exeter and Copenhagen, and Gentofte University Hospital in Denmark, published today (Monday 15 October 2012) in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, suggests that soccer training prevents cardiovascular disease in middle-aged men with hypertension...

For people who already have high blood pressure, insomnia can have serious consequences, according to a new study presented at the American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions. Researchers studied the sleeping patterns of 234 people with high blood pressure. Most participants slept six or fewer hours, and those who also reported poor sleep quality were twice as likely to have resistant hypertension as those who slept well. Your blood pressure is...

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently published editorial in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH), Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Should Be Included in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES)- Vol 6, No 5, 2012, recognizes the importance of this national survey instrument but questions the efficiency of its diagnostic methods in assessing hypertension in the population*. Since the 1960's, CDC has utilized traditional...