Dynocardia has now received nearly $5.1 million in funding from the NHLBI to help speed commercializing its wrist-worn monitor to avoid the need for invasive catheter BP monitoring.

Something as simple as resting a patient's arm the wrong way can make their BP reading inaccurate. 

“Unlike expensive pharmaceuticals like Ozempic, which require lifetime use, time-restricted eating is a simple lifestyle change that does not cause side effects and can be maintained indefinitely,” one doctor explained. 

A machine learning-powered smartphone app was trained to detect hundreds of biomarkers in the human voice, using even the tiniest detail to anticipate when patients may present with symptoms of hypertension. 

An exclusivity agreement is stopping Liquidia Corporation from gaining full FDA approval of its new inhalation powder for pulmonary arterial hypertension. The company said it is disappointed with the agency's decision and plans to "take quick action."

Physicians using the Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation system from Recor Medical or Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation system from Medtronic will soon be eligible for a much more significant reimbursement when treating Medicare patients in an inpatient setting. 

Grocery stores have started selling more and more plant-based meat alternatives in recent years, and early evidence suggests replacing even some meat with these products may be beneficial. Researchers did note that more studies on this subject are still needed.

Researchers explored data from 23 different studies, identifying a “positive and almost linear association” between alcohol consumption and hypertension.