More articles about: Hypertension and High Blood Pressure
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Could preeclampsia become a thing of the past?
The findings position VGLL3 as a promising novel treatment target for the pregnancy-related condition.
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A heart attack 9 days after giving birth: Mother of 4 shares her SCAD experience
A mother of four shares journey with a rare heart attack just days after birth called Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, a leading cause of heart attacks in women under 50.
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How is blood pressure connected to brain health?
Learn more about how blood pressure is connected to brain health. Also, hear Lenette Jones, PhD, RN, FAHA, FNAP discuss three strategies for maintaining healthy blood pressure.
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2 heartbeats, 1 future: Why pregnancy is a critical window for women’s heart health
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in women. Yet one of the most important windows to understand a woman’s lifelong heart health may come decades earlier during pregnancy. How new research could change heart care for women long after delivery.
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Advice from a doctor with heart disease
A doctor shares his personal experience and tips after getting a triple bypass surgery.
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Chronic blood clots in woman’s lungs treated without surgery
A woman who had difficulty breathing daily received a series of minimally invasive procedures to remove clots in the vessels that supply blood to her lungs, allowing her to breathe free again.
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Better health benefits linked to better job numbers
The recent study shows the biggest job gains were seen among low income adults with serious health problems whose health improved over time.
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Researchers uncover novel mechanism that leads to high blood pressure
Researchers at Michigan Medicine have uncovered a key mechanism that regulates blood pressure and vascular remodeling in people with a genetic variant linked to high blood pressure.
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Why vaping is bad for your heart
A Michigan Medicine doctor discusses how e-cigarettes and vaping harm your health and cardiovascular system.
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Longtime Michigan football announcer makes call on heart health
A famous sports announcer for University of Michigan football finds himself getting heart care at Michigan Medicine and spreading the word to others to be proactive about their heart health.
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Greenspace and Late-Life Cognitive Decline
In this episode Matt and Lauren will speak with Dr. Marcia Pescador Jimenez, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University whose research focuses on understanding the relationship between exposure to green space and health outcomes (including hypertension and cognitive measures). Emerging research has shown that midlife risk factors may delay or even prevent the onset of dementia later in life - among these include physical activity and social interaction. It’s not a stretch to imagine how a person’s environment may impact behaviors such as physical activity. For instance, there are places that lack sidewalks and parks that make exercising exceedingly difficult. Among environmental epidemiologists, there is growing interest in understanding how the built and natural environment influence our behaviors that, in turn, influence our health.
We encourage you to listen to this episode while on a walk outside!
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Sharp spike seen in emergency visits for life threatening pregnancy complication
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the second leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide, may be sending a significantly higher number of pregnant people to the emergency department.
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Older adults want to cut back on medication, but study shows need for caution
The idea of deprescribing is popular among older adults who take prescription drugs, especially those taking medication for symptomless conditions like high blood pressure.
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Blood pressure high for years? Beware of stroke risk
A study led by Michigan Medicine narrows in on the cumulative effects of years of high systolic blood pressure — the top number on the blood pressure reading and how hard the heart pumps blood to the arteries — finding that a higher average reading during adulthood is linked with a greater risk for the two most common types of stroke.
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Protecting heart health during pregnancy
Experts discuss pregnancy and heart health.