A good tip here for anyone taking blood pressure medication. May as well do everything we can to help those medications help us even more. So start taking your pills before bed and you may benefit.
Read this article for more information or check out the 'Health Directory' under 'My Favourite Links' for similar articles.
Article source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317170,00.html
"Taking a blood pressure pill at bedtime instead of in the morning might be healthier for some high-risk people.
New research suggests that simple switch may normalize patterns of blood pressure in patients at extra risk from the twin epidemics of heart and kidney disease.
Why? When it comes to blood pressure, you want to be a dipper. In healthy people, blood pressure dips at night, by 10 to 20 percent. Scientists don't know why, but suspect the drop gives arteries a little rest.
People with high blood pressure that doesn't dip at night ; the non-dippers ; fare worse than other hypertension sufferers, developing more serious heart disease. Moreover, heart and kidney disease fuel each other ; and the 26 million Americans with chronic kidney disease seem most prone to non-dipping."
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Linking Players In Blood Pressure Control To Metabolic Syndrome
Here's an interesting article I found, albeit a bit complicated! But I thought it was interesting research and looks like the drugs used to control blood pressure will also assist in reducing the risk of other diseases. Good news.
Article Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/90780.php
A new study elucidates the connection between an enzyme involved in blood pressure control and symptoms of the metabolic syndrome. The researchers report in the December issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, that mice lacking the enzyme known as renin are lean and resistant to gaining weight on a high-fat diet, even though they continue to eat just as much and don't exercise more.
The findings suggest that renin-blocking drugs designed for treating high blood pressure might also improve obesity and insulin resistance, according to the researchers. Renin plays an important rate-limiting role in the production of a hormone called angiotensin II (Ang II) that increases blood pressure by constricting blood vessels.
"An overactive renin-angiotensin system has also been associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome," said Nobuyuki Takahashi of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Article Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/90780.php
A new study elucidates the connection between an enzyme involved in blood pressure control and symptoms of the metabolic syndrome. The researchers report in the December issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, that mice lacking the enzyme known as renin are lean and resistant to gaining weight on a high-fat diet, even though they continue to eat just as much and don't exercise more.
The findings suggest that renin-blocking drugs designed for treating high blood pressure might also improve obesity and insulin resistance, according to the researchers. Renin plays an important rate-limiting role in the production of a hormone called angiotensin II (Ang II) that increases blood pressure by constricting blood vessels.
"An overactive renin-angiotensin system has also been associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome," said Nobuyuki Takahashi of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Study: high blood pressure boosts Alzheimer's risk
Now here's another good reason to keep taking that blood pressure medication! Interesting article!
Source: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90880/6312161.html
Alzheimer's patients with high blood pressure, which reduces blood flow to the brain, are more vulnerable to the effects of the disease, researchers reported Wednesday.
Researchers using a magnetic resonance imaging technique to measure blood flow in the brains of 68 older adults found cerebral blood flow was substantially decreased in all patients with high blood pressure and was the lowest in Alzheimer's patients with high blood pressure.
"What we think may be happening is hypertension reflects an extra hit to the brain," said Cyrus Raji of the University of Pittsburgh, who led the study.
The study compared Alzheimer patients to adults with normal cognitive function and a group with mild cognitive impairment, defined as a transitional stage between dementia and normal, age-related deficits in language, attention and reasoning.
Source: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90880/6312161.html
Alzheimer's patients with high blood pressure, which reduces blood flow to the brain, are more vulnerable to the effects of the disease, researchers reported Wednesday.
Researchers using a magnetic resonance imaging technique to measure blood flow in the brains of 68 older adults found cerebral blood flow was substantially decreased in all patients with high blood pressure and was the lowest in Alzheimer's patients with high blood pressure.
"What we think may be happening is hypertension reflects an extra hit to the brain," said Cyrus Raji of the University of Pittsburgh, who led the study.
The study compared Alzheimer patients to adults with normal cognitive function and a group with mild cognitive impairment, defined as a transitional stage between dementia and normal, age-related deficits in language, attention and reasoning.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Less salt means lower blood pressure
I guess this is something we have all heard, but it's nice to have a study to prove it.
Article source: http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=438010
"Simply avoiding pre-salted foods and not adding salt to foods can result in a modest but statistically significant reduction in blood pressure, study findings suggest.
A modest reduction in dietary salt, measured by sodium content in the urine by about 35 per cent and lowered daytime blood pressure by 12.1 mm Hg systolic and 6.8 mm Hg diastolic in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) not taking anti-hypertensive medications, reports Dr Javad Kojuri. Blood pressure readings at night were slightly lower.
Kojuri and Dr Rahim Rahimi, both from Shiraz University in Iran, assessed blood pressure and 24-hour urinary sodium excretion in 60 individuals before and after instructing them to follow a 'no salt added' diet for 6 weeks.
Twenty subjects who did not follow the diet were used as a comparison group ("controls")."
Article source: http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=438010
"Simply avoiding pre-salted foods and not adding salt to foods can result in a modest but statistically significant reduction in blood pressure, study findings suggest.
A modest reduction in dietary salt, measured by sodium content in the urine by about 35 per cent and lowered daytime blood pressure by 12.1 mm Hg systolic and 6.8 mm Hg diastolic in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) not taking anti-hypertensive medications, reports Dr Javad Kojuri. Blood pressure readings at night were slightly lower.
Kojuri and Dr Rahim Rahimi, both from Shiraz University in Iran, assessed blood pressure and 24-hour urinary sodium excretion in 60 individuals before and after instructing them to follow a 'no salt added' diet for 6 weeks.
Twenty subjects who did not follow the diet were used as a comparison group ("controls")."
Friday, November 16, 2007
Blood Pressure Harder to Treat in Winter
Here's an interesting article I came across regarding treating blood pressure in winter. Looks like we should be glad summer's on it's way here in Australia!
Article source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308480,00.html
Blood Pressure Tougher to Treat in Winter, Study Says
"If you're being treated for high blood pressure, the condition may be tougher to control during the winter months, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The five-year study focused on the health records of more than 440,000 U.S. military veterans from 15 V.A.hospitals across the country. Researchers found veterans treated in the winter were less likely to see their blood pressure return to normal levels compared to those treated in the summer.
"The bottom line is that regardless of whether you're in Anchorage, Alaska or San Juan, Puerto Rico, there is a difference in high blood pressure returning to normal in the winter compared to the summer," said Dr. Ross D. Fletcher, lead researcher and chief of staff at the V.A. Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in a news release."
Article source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308480,00.html
Blood Pressure Tougher to Treat in Winter, Study Says
"If you're being treated for high blood pressure, the condition may be tougher to control during the winter months, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The five-year study focused on the health records of more than 440,000 U.S. military veterans from 15 V.A.hospitals across the country. Researchers found veterans treated in the winter were less likely to see their blood pressure return to normal levels compared to those treated in the summer.
"The bottom line is that regardless of whether you're in Anchorage, Alaska or San Juan, Puerto Rico, there is a difference in high blood pressure returning to normal in the winter compared to the summer," said Dr. Ross D. Fletcher, lead researcher and chief of staff at the V.A. Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in a news release."
Monday, November 12, 2007
Vaccine Lowers Blood Pressure
An experimental vaccine may someday free people with high blood pressure from having to swallow their medication every day.
In a new study, systolic blood pressure (the top number) fell 6 points in volunteers injected with the vaccine. Diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) dropped 3 points.
The vaccine also unexpectedly blunted the surge in blood pressure that typically occurs between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m, says Juerg Nussberger, MD, a professor of medicine at University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud in Lausanne, Switzerland.
That's important because most heart attacks and strokes occur in the morning, he tells WebMD.
The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA).
If this vaccine became available, would you try it? Why or why not? Talk with others on the Hypertension: Support Group message board.)
Blood Pressure Vaccine Could Improve Compliance - AHA President Daniel Jones, MD, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, tells WebMD that the vaccine shows promise for improving control of blood pressure.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20071106/vaccine-lowers-blood-pressure?src=RSS_PUBLIC
In a new study, systolic blood pressure (the top number) fell 6 points in volunteers injected with the vaccine. Diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) dropped 3 points.
The vaccine also unexpectedly blunted the surge in blood pressure that typically occurs between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m, says Juerg Nussberger, MD, a professor of medicine at University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud in Lausanne, Switzerland.
That's important because most heart attacks and strokes occur in the morning, he tells WebMD.
The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA).
If this vaccine became available, would you try it? Why or why not? Talk with others on the Hypertension: Support Group message board.)
Blood Pressure Vaccine Could Improve Compliance - AHA President Daniel Jones, MD, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, tells WebMD that the vaccine shows promise for improving control of blood pressure.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20071106/vaccine-lowers-blood-pressure?src=RSS_PUBLIC
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