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Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
15 Dec 2023

The prevalence of frailty among older outpatients with hypertension is high, but the agreement between various frailty tools is moderate to weak, according to a study.

Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
15 Dec 2023
SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
15 Dec 2023

In older patients with hypertension, achieving an average on-treatment systolic blood pressure (SBP) of <130 mm Hg appears to result in improved outcomes without any safety concerns, suggest the results of a recent study.

SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
15 Dec 2023
Alanine tied to diabetes, BP, lipid profile but not CAD
Alanine tied to diabetes, BP, lipid profile but not CAD
07 Dec 2023

Plasma alanine or factors affecting alanine appear to contribute to an increased risk of diabetes, higher blood glucose, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and blood pressure (BP), but not coronary artery disease (CAD), reports a study.

Alanine tied to diabetes, BP, lipid profile but not CAD
07 Dec 2023
Community intervention helps improve diet patterns, wellbeing of women
Community intervention helps improve diet patterns, wellbeing of women
06 Dec 2023

A cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction intervention, the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities 2.0 (SHHC-2.0), may be useful among midlife and older female adults of rural communities in improving their diet patterns and diet-related psychosocial wellbeing consistent with improved cardiovascular health, according to a study.

Community intervention helps improve diet patterns, wellbeing of women
06 Dec 2023