FDC Antihypertensive Medications in Patients Receiving Multidrug Regimens
Almost 61% of adults in the United States (US) with hypertension who are taking 2 or more antihypertensive medications are using a regimen that cannot be converted to a single-class-equivalent fixed-dose combination (FDC) medication, according to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination […]
Percutaneous Transluminal Pulmonary Angioplasty for Takayasu Arteritis-Associated Pulmonary HTN
Percutaneous transluminal pulmonary angioplasty (PTPA) may be a promising therapeutic option for patients with Takayasu arteritis-associated pulmonary hypertension (TA-PH), according to results of a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Between 2016 and 2019, all patients with TA-PH at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China were prospectively enrolled in […]
Baveno VII-Spleen Stiffness Algorithms Improve Portal Hypertension Diagnosis in Liver Disease
Algorithms which integrate Baveno VII criteria with spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) demonstrate improved performance by reducing the diagnostic gray zone for clinically significant portal hypertension, compared to using Baveno VII criteria alone, according to study results published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and […]
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension May Affect Prognosis of Patients With CTD
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is common among patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) and significantly affects their prognosis; patients with higher levels of hemoglobin (Hb) and pH are at increased risk for mortality, according to study results published in Clinical Rheumatology. Investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study including patients aged at least 18 years with connective […]
Higher Incidence of New-Onset Hypertension Post-COVID-19 Infection Than Post-Influenza
Patients with COVID-19 are more likely to develop new-onset persistent hypertension (HTN) than patients with influenza, according to study findings published in Hypertension. Researchers sought to determine the incidence of and identify risk factors for new-onset persistent HTN after COVID-19 infection vs influenza, and compared them in both hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients. A retrospective observational study […]