Hypertension FAQ

• Ambulatory BP Monitoring Is Better For Detecting Gestational Hypertension
  
  
• Non-Dippers May Be At Greater Risk
  
  
• Waist Circumference Signals CV Risks
  
  
• Lower-Is-Better Approach to BP Treatment
  
  
• Heart-Attack Depression Can Increase Risks
  
  
• Alcohol's Effect on the Heart May Be Genetic
  
  
• Europeans Are Better at Controlling BP
  
  
• Reducing Blood Pressure Reduces Strokes
  
  
• Study Confirms ''White Coat Hypertension''
  
  
• BP Medications Improve Memory
  
  
• Success Reported in Study of BP Control in African Americans
  
  
• Guidelines for Preventing CV Disease Updated
  
  
• Why BP Should Be Measured in Both Arms
  
  
• Which Drug is Best for Forgetful Patients?
  
  
• Work and Marriage Influence Blood Pressure
  
  
• Community Program Praised for Improving Heart Health
  
  
• Improving the Accuracy of Gestational Hypertension Diagnosis
  
  
• Research Finds HRT Increases CHD and Stroke
  
  
• Naproxen Users Have Lower Risk of Heart Attacks
  
  
• Low-dose Aspirin Doesn't Interfere with BP-lowering Drugs
  
  
• Who Has Their BP Under Control?
  
  
• Does Stress Really Lead to Heart Disease?
  
  
• Gene Therapy Will Create ''Golden Era'' of Cardiology
  
  
• Thyroid Replacement Therapy Reverses Hypertension
  
  
• Angry Young Men Risk Early CV Disease
  
  
• Does Your Doctor Follow the Guidelines?
  
  
• Can BP Be Lowered Too Much?
  
  
• Statins Lower Systolic BP
  
  
• ACE Inhibitor Can Prevent Stroke
  
  
• Are You Getting the Right Drugs?
  
  
• Are You a Candidate for Stopping BP Medication?
  
  
• What Is A Hypertensive Crisis?
  
  
• Why Aren't Doctors Treating High Systolic BP?
  
  
• Lifetime Risk of Hypertension Is 90%
  
  
• New Way To Predict Heart Attacks
  
  
• Successes and Failures in Hypertension
  
  
• #1 Reason for Taking Drugs = Hypertension
  
  
• High BP May Be Part of the Metabolic Syndrome
  
  
• Treating Depression Fails to Reduce Heart Attacks
  
  
• High BP Linked to Poor Angioplasty Outcomes
  
  
• Binge Drinking Is Bad for Your BP
  
  
• Should You Be in a Cardiac Rehab Program?
  
  
• Specialists Skeptical About Stroke-Screening Tests
  
  
• Aspirin Prevents Stroke As Well As Coumadin
  
  
• ACE Inhibitor May Protect Against Diabetes
  
  
• Lower BP Goals Needed in Diabetes
  
  
• Maybe High-Normal BP Should Be Treated
  
  
• Recovering Language after Stroke
  
  
• Treating Isolated Systolic Hypertension Reduces Risks
  
  
• High BP in Midlife Can Lead to Stroke Later
  
  
• Heart Muscle Cells Regenerate After Heart Attack
  
  
• BP Variability Is Predictable In Pregnancy
  
  
• High BP - It's a Guy Thing
  
  
• Blood Pressure Medications To Be Studied in Pregnant Women
  
  
• More Strokes, Fewer Deaths
  
  
• Sexual Activity Rarely Precedes Heart Attack
  
  
• Hospital Deaths Higher for Weekend Admissions
  
  
• Gender Differences in Heart Attack Survival Examined
  
  
• Women with High Blood Pressure Have Lower Bone Density
  
  
• Study Suggests Viagra Is Safe for Cardiac Patients
  
  
• Stress Increases Blood Pressure, Causes Stroke
  
  
• Can Acupuncture Lower Blood Pressure?
  
  
• Don't Blame the Patient!
  
  
• More Clues in the Leptin - Weight Loss - Blood Pressure Mystery
  
  
• Nosebleeds May Be a Warning Sign
  
  
• Heart Disease Remains the #1 Cause of Hospitalization
  
  
• Young Men with Hypertension Are at Increased Mortality Risk
  
  
• Young People with Hypertension Show Early Signs of Heart Disease
  
  
• Making Kidney Donation Easier
  
  
• Doctors Urged to Treat High Systolic Blood Pressure More Aggressively
  
  
• Doctor - Nurse Team Approach Improves Blood Pressure Control
  
  
• Study Finds Women's Blood Pressure Treatment Inadequate
  
  
• New Cholesterol Guidelines Address Hypertension
  
  
• Inadequate Treatment of High Blood Pressure Associated with Kidney Disease
  
  
• Systolic Blood Pressure Is Best Predictor of Problems
  
  
• Weight Loss Recommended to Lower Blood Pressure
  
  
• Questions Persist about Beta-Blockers and Diabetes
  
  
• New Report Emphasizes Benefits of Quitting Smoking
  
  
• New Treatment Shows Promise for Heart Failure
  
  
• Testing Due for New African-American Heart Medication
  
  
• Finally: Some Answers about Hypertension in Pregnancy
  
  
• Is Your Dose Too High?
  
  
• Study Proves Headaches Are Not Related to Blood Pressure
  
  
• Vitamin C Lowers Blood Pressure - New Findings
  
  
• Strokes and Geography: An Odd Relationship
  
  
• ''Hakuna Matata'' = Good Advice for Stroke Recovery
  
  
• The Best Ways To Prevent Stroke
  
  
• High Blood Pressure Might Affect Your Thinking, Too
  
  
• Another Good Reason to Keep Your BP under Control
  
  
• Fish Is Good for You - And the More, the Better!
  
  
• Better BP Control Seen in Those Taking Part in a Study
  
  
• ACE Inhibitor Ramipril OK'd for Preventing Stroke and Heart Attack
  
  
• Measuring Blood Pressure with a Wrist Monitor May Not Be Accurate
  
  
• Good Relationships Are Good for Your Blood Pressure
  
  
• NIH Issues New Guidelines for Hypertension in Pregnancy
  
  
• Calcium Channel Blockers Prove Their Worth - Again
  
  
• Does It Matter Which Class of Drug Is Used To Lower Blood Pressure?
  
  
• High Blood Pressure Isn't Well Controlled in Older Women
  
  
• High Blood Pressure and Obesity May Be Caused by the Same Gene
  
  
• Controlled-Release Drug Reduces Heart Rate in the Morning - When Most Heart Attacks Occur
  
  
• Act Fast if You Think You're Having a Stroke
  
  
• Common Ingredient in Cold and Diet Medications Associated with Stroke
  
  
• Stroke Research Centers
  
  
• Systolic Pressure Is Harder to Control Than Diastolic
  
  
• Test Your Healthy Weight I.Q.
  
  
• Balance Your (Food) Checkbook
  
  
• It is Never Too Late To Quit
  
  
• Physical Activity Reduces Women's Risk
  
  
• Thiazide Diuretics Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis
  
  
• How to Help a Loved One Make a Healthy Change
  
  
• Arthritis drugs interfere with the blood pressure-lowering effects of antihypertensive drugs...
  
  
• DASH Diet Can Normalize Blood Pressure in People With Mild Hypertension
  
  
• Weight Loss and Exercise: A Winning Combo
  
  
• Another reason to eat the DASH way
  
  
• Office Measures of BP Lack Sensitivity
  
  
• Drug Interactions: Part 2
  
  
• Drug Interactions: Part 1 - Some Basics
  
  
• Take Time to Use Medication Wisely
  
  
• More News About Sodium
  
  
• Pilot study shows exercise during pregnancy can lower blood pressure
  
  
• Snoring and hypertension linked
  
  
• Does cholesterol level in childhood matter? Maybe
  
  
• Exercise: Even without weight loss it's good for your heart
  
  
• Cholesterol a vital sign says AHA
  
  
• Blood Thinner May Prevent Stroke in Elderly
  
  
• NHLBI Issues New Advisory On Systolic Blood Pressure
  
  
• Blood Pressure and Gender
  
  
• Over-the-Counter Meds and HBP Medication
  
  
• If you are still smoking . . .
  
  
• Warning signs of a stroke
  
  
• What does the American Heart Association's 'seal of approval' mean?
  
  
• Strokes on the rise?
  
  
• Blood Pressure and Mental Function
  
  
• The Importance of Systolic Blood Pressure
  
  
• NHLBI Stops Part of the ALLHAT Study
  
  
• What is it in red wine and purple grape juice that provides a cardioprotective benefit?
  
  
• Diabetes patients benefit more than non-diabetics from a decrease in blood pressure
  
  
• Does lowering blood pressure improve quality of life?
  
  
• Does tea offset the effects of caffeine on blood pressure?
  
  
• Why blood pressure treatment sometimes fails - Part 2
  
  
• Why blood pressure treatment sometimes fails - Part 1
  
  
• How to prepare for your doctor's appointments
  
  
• Is An Epidural Safe For Hypertensive Women
  
  
• Study Indicates Exercise Can Lower Blood Pressure in Women, Too
  
  
• The High Cost of Inactivity
  
  
• Can exercise lower blood pressure?
  
  
• Is Combination Therapy Best for Older Hypertensive Patients?
  
  
• The Benefits of Lowering Blood Pressure in Older People
  
  
• Light Alcohol Consumption May Reduce the Risk of Stroke
  
  
• Are kidney stones related to high blood pressure?
  
  
• Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer: an analysis of published studies
  
  
• Are hypertension and its treatment associated with impotence? Some surprising new findings.
  

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