Grace Halsey

Obstructive sleep apnea is a cause of secondary hypertension in up to 50% of cases; more common causes here, from the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines.

SGLT-2 inhibitors and drugs to treat HFrEF were compared for efficacy in patients with HF with LVEF ≥40%.

The new consensus recommends holistic, person centered care focused on glycemic and weight management, CV risk reduction, and cardiorenal organ protection.

New survey findings suggest the need for more in-depth conversations with patients about benefits and harms of newer oral therapies for type 2 diabetes.

Hospital admissions among patients with T2D taking basal insulin only were reduced by 67% one year after beginning treatment with the CGM system.

Adults with migraine with aura were found at significantly greater risk for AF and those younger than age 55 years were particularly vulnerable, write Mayo Clinic investigators.

Average patient wait time for a nonemergent appointment with an FP decreased between 2017 and 2020, according to a Merritt Hawkins survey. Is that a good sign?

Approximately one-third of CV-related ED visits are for hypertension-related conditions, including 13% for essential hypertension among women.

An aspirin deprescribing intervention at anticoagulation clinics led to a 50% reduction in use among patients with AF, VTE prescribed warfarin.

Semaglutide prescribed in clinical practice helped more than half of study participants achieve weight loss of ≥10% at 6 months.

Long COVID is now recognized as real, in the medical community and in Washington, DC, but 2 years ago it was a different story, says AAPM&R's Steven Flanagan, MD.

Tirzepatide in an exploratory analysis of SURPASS-2 and -3 trials added proof of shorter time to glycemic targets and weight loss goals to superior reduction of HbA1c.

NYU Langone Rusk Rehabilitation medical director Steven Flanagan, MD, discusses the "second crisis" of the pandemic and the impact on primary care.

In-hospital pulmonary rehabilitation improves function and symptoms in COPD patients whether they are on triple therapy or not, a new study confirms.

Data from the pivotal phase 3 FIGARO-DKD cardiovascular outcomes trial with finerenone reaffirms the agent's dual cardiorenal risk reduction benefits in T2D-associated CKD.

Long COVID symptoms are reported by persons who have had only mild disease, who have been vaccinated and boosted, and even those who had asymptomatic infection.

In patients with type 2 diabetes, for every standard deviation increase in cumulative SBP load there was an increase of at least 10% in CV risk, a new study found.

The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a leading voice in the campaign for a national plan to address long COVID.

A 5-fold greater risk for all-cause or CVD-related death in persons diagnosed with T2D before age 40 years should be a call to action for enhanced screening, study authors state.

Physical performance scores used as a proxy for function in adults aged >65 years improved CVD risk prediction beyond traditional risk factors, study authors report.

Artificial sweeteners should not be considered a healthy and safe alternative to sugar, caution French investigators.

Reducing blood pressure to 140/90 mm Hg or 130/80 mm Hg in high-risk patients proved either cost-saving or cost-effective at 10 years in a simulation study.

AHA Hypertension 2022. Half of patients with newly elevated BP had white coat HTN yet some were diagnosed with HTN at next primary care visit, new study finds.

Find out how effective these 3 and 5 additional ACC/AHA-recommended non-drug interventions are at reducing BP (in mm Hg) in adults with hypertension and with normal BP.

In patients with hypertension, HDL-C >80 mg/dL was linked to a greater risk for CV events among men but not among women. Protective?

The FDA EUA amendments for updated booster vaccinations are based on clinical studies of the omicron BA.1 variant and preclinical data on the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

Taking a 3-drug polypill (aspirin, ACEi, statin) vs each of the drugs separately reduced risk for a major CV event by 33%, according to results of the SECURE trial.

Steer clear of antibiotic Rxs whenever possible, says Anne Meneghetti, MD, to help the US get back to pre-COVID levels of antimicrobial stewardship.

These 8 drivers of BP control reflect study of high-performing health systems and the strategies that have led to successful large scale hypertension management.

Preventing viral infections with vaccination can keep the most vulnerable out of the hospital, reducing the risk of bacterial superinfections.