Hypertension

High blood pressure increases a patient's risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases. Most people with hypertension have no symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says nearly half of U.S. adults have hypertension, or high blood pressure, and only about 1 in 4 of those individuals has their hypertension under control. The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the epidemic of hypertension world-wide will exceed 1.56 billion people by 2025. Major efforts are underway to better control this primary risk factor through screenings, medication and invasive procedures such as renal denervation in severely uncontrolled patients.

FDA approves new drugs for pulmonary arterial hypertension from Johnson & Johnson, Merck
Cardiologists now have two more tools to help them combat PAH, a rare vascular condition that often leads to heart failure.
FDA approves new hypertension drug months after Idorsia reacquired rights for $343M
Aprocitentan, sold under the brand name Tryvio, is approved for patients with high blood pressure who are already taking other antihypertensive drugs.
World’s first patient treated with new implantable device for pulmonary hypertension
The procedure, performed on Feb. 14, was part of an early feasibility trial developed with help from the FDA.
Flexitarian diet, a plant-based option that includes small amounts of meat, linked to key cardiovascular benefits
The study, designed to compare flexitarians with vegans and omnivores, focused on young and middle-aged adults in good health who had been following the same diet for at least one full year.
Salt substitutes reduce hypertension risk by up to 40%
Many patients do not want to limit their salt intake, even when a doctor tells them the numerous health benefits. Salt substitutes may represent another way forward.

How taking blood pressure medication can lead to kidney damage

The study's authors noted that patients should keep taking their medications as normal. However, they see a definite need for more research in this area.

January 12, 2022

Treating high blood pressure during pregnancy is safe and effective, new scientific statement confirms

The full analysis is now available in Hypertension.

December 14, 2021

New study of more than 4.5M patients examines how blood pressure can impact the risk of dementia

Researchers said they hope their findings can shine new light on this "complex relationship."

November 17, 2021

Patients amenable to interventional procedure for lowering blood pressure

The analysis, presented at TCT 2021, included input from 400 patients with high blood pressure.

November 4, 2021

Advanced age, hypertension among predictors of AFib in ESUS patients

The analysis included more than 5,000 patients who received care from December 2014 to January 2018 in one of 42 countries.

October 18, 2021

FDA announces recall of 2 hypertension medications

The affected batches were distributed from October 2018 to December 2020.

October 14, 2021

How health systems could do more to help hypertension patients

Text-based reminders, simplified prescriptions and real-time counseling are just some of the suggestions mentioned in a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

October 7, 2021

Early onset hypertension associated with brain structure changes, dementia

An active screening program designed to identify people with early hypertension and provide aggressive high blood pressure treatment may help reduce the risk of developing dementia in the future.

October 5, 2021

Hypertension

FDA approves new drugs for pulmonary arterial hypertension from Johnson & Johnson, Merck

FDA approves new hypertension drug months after Idorsia reacquired rights for $343M

World’s first patient treated with new implantable device for pulmonary hypertension

Flexitarian diet, a plant-based option that includes small amounts of meat, linked to key cardiovascular benefits

Salt substitutes reduce hypertension risk by up to 40%