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Proving Efficacy of Two Non-Drug Therapies for Hypertension
Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center proves the effectiveness of the relaxation response and renal denervation to control high blood pressure.
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Higher Peak Systolic BP on Exercise Testing May Not Indicate Adverse Vascular Function
Gregory D. Lewis, MD, Matthew Nayor, MD, MPH, and colleagues found in a study of 2,858 Framingham Heart Study participants that elevated peak systolic blood pressure on cardiopulmonary exercise testing can be due to a higher level of fitness and doesn't necessarily indicate higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Effect of Hypertension on Midlife Cognition May Be Detrimental in Women
Hannah L. Shields, Jill M. Goldstein, PhD, MPH, and colleagues present evidence that sex differences in early midlife cognitive performance are attenuated in men and women with hypertension. Failing to account for sex differences may prevent early detection of cognitive decline and dementia.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Updates in Hypertension Among Older Adults
A recent Medical Grand Rounds presentation featured Warren Backman, MBBS, of Massachusetts General Hospital, who joined other experts to discuss recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in older adults.
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Perfusion Imaging During NO Inhalation Can Identify Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found that differences in pulmonary perfusion images acquired at baseline versus those acquired during vasodilation can distinguish between healthy controls and patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, even those who had not responded to acute vasodilation.
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BP Polygenic Risk Scores May Complement Measured BP for CVD Prevention
In a prospective cohort of 331,078 middle-aged adults, So Mi Jemma Cho, PhD, Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSc, and colleagues observed that genetic predisposition to hypertension informed the risk of incident cardiovascular disease, independent of measured blood pressure and antihypertensive treatment.
Hypertension Contributors
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Alison S. Witkin, MD
Associate Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and Thromboendarterectomy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Medical Grand Rounds: Multidisciplinary Cases From Pregnancy to Menopause
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Gregory D. Lewis, MD
Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Jay Chair and Section Head of Heart Failure, Medical Director of Heart Transplantation
Recent Article
Higher Peak Systolic BP on Exercise Testing May Not Indicate Adverse Vascular Function
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Jennifer E. Ho, MD
Cardiologist, Heart Failure and Transplantation Program, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Arterial Stiffness and Load Significantly Higher in Women Than Men With HFpEF
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Josanna M. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Director, HHT Center, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and Thromboendarterectomy Program
Recent Article
Studies Work to Improve Pulmonary Hypertension and HHT Care
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Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSc
Director, Preventive Cardiology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Lipoprotein(a), Oxidized Phospholipids Linked With CVD Severity in a Cohort Referred for Angiography
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Randall Mark Zusman, MD
Director, Division of Hypertension
Recent Article
Using Renal Denervation to Treat Hypertension
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
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