An, Jaejin Derington, Catherine G. Luong, Tiffany Olson, Kari L. King, Jordan B. Bress, Adam P. Jackevicius, Cynthia A.
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Current Hypertension Reports
Purpose of ReviewTo summarize the recent evidence on the effectiveness and safety of antihypertensive fixed-dose combination (FDC) medications, and to describe the facilitators and barriers to implementing FDCs in US clinical practice.Recent FindingsRecent clinical practice guidelines include FDC use for treating high BP. Clinical trials in recent ...
Kably, Benjamin Billaud, Eliane M. Boutouyrie, Pierre Azizi, Michel
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Purpose of ReviewNon-adherence to antihypertensive treatment is highly prevalent and represents a major factor affecting their effectiveness in hypertensive patients, thus contributing to apparent treatment resistance. It is however often overlooked because the methods to assess non-adherence are mainly subjective, limiting their usefulness in clin...
Naderi, Mehdi Rajati, Fatemeh
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Picone, Dean S. Schultz, Martin G. Hughes, Alun D. Sharman, James E.
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Purpose of ReviewTo present the evidence that describes what is being measured by upper-arm cuff blood pressure (BP) and the level of accuracy compared with invasive central aortic and brachial BP. Potential causes of inaccuracy and emerging methods are also discussed.Recent FindingsOn average cuff systolic BP systematically underestimates invasive...
Savage, Megan Steitieh, Diala Amin, Nivee Malha, Line Chasen, Stephen
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Purpose of ReviewObstetrical complications including indicated preterm birth (PTB), hypertension (HTN), IUGR, and GDM are risk factors for future cardiovascular disease. To identify patients at risk, the American Heart Association recommends obtaining a detailed obstetric history. Our objective was to determine if non-OB-GYN physicians-in-training ...
Kattah, Andrea
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Purpose of ReviewPreeclampsia and chronic kidney disease have a complex, bidirectional relationship. Women with kidney disease, with even mild reductions in glomerular filtrate rate, have an increased risk of developing preeclampsia. Preeclampsia, in turn, has been implicated in the subsequent development of albuminuria, chronic kidney disease, and...
Patoulias, Dimitrios Katsimardou, Alexandra Stavropoulos, Konstantinos Imprialos, Konstantinos Kalogirou, Maria-Styliani Doumas, Michael
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Purpose of ReviewWhile the COVID-19 pandemic is constantly evolving, it remains unclear whether the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) affects the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection. For this meta-analysis, PubMed, CENTRAL, and grey literature were searched from their inception to 19 M...
DelRosso, Lourdes M. Mogavero, Maria Paola Ferri, Raffaele
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Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we aim to discuss the pathophysiologic basis of hypertension in sleep disorders and the current evidence in the medical literature linking sleep disorders and hypertension in children.Recent FindingsThe medical literature in adults is clear about the contribution of sleep disorders, poor sleep quality, and sleep dep...
Gathiram, Premjith Moodley, Jagidesa
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Purpose of ReviewPreeclampsia (PE) is a complex human pregnancy-specific condition and is clinically characterized by new onset hypertension and proteinuria in the second half of pregnancy. The precise etiology of PE is unknown, but much of the pathophysiology has been elucidated, and it is accepted that the disorder is multifactorial in nature. Hi...
Morreale, M. K. Wake, L. A.
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Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to provide an overview of psychiatric medications that impact blood pressure in adult patients either as a direct side effect or indirectly, via negative metabolic impact or interactions with other medications. In addition, pertinent interactions between psychiatric medications and antihypertensive age...
