ALLMedicine™ Hypertension Center

Mar 22nd, 2023 - To the Editor: An 85-year-old man with a history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease presented with a localized darkening patch of hair on the left parietal scalp that had progressed over the last 7 years (Figure 1A). He had no prior histor.

Mar 22nd, 2023 - The quality of evidence regarding the associations between road traffic noise and hypertension is low due to the limitations of cross-sectional study design, and the role of air pollution remains to be further clarified.

Mar 22nd, 2023 - SIRT1 prevents retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss in several acute and subacute optic neuropathy models following pharmacologic activation or genetic overexpression. We hypothesized that adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated overexpression of SIRT1 ...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - The reality of cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury (CIA) and its effects on long-term renal function remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors for CIA development, and if CIA is a useful predictor of...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - To assess cardiovascular (CV) safety of erenumab in clinical trial patients associated with degree of CV risk. Hypertension has been considered a theoretical risk associated with the inhibition of the calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway in mig...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - The quality of evidence regarding the associations between road traffic noise and hypertension is low due to the limitations of cross-sectional study design, and the role of air pollution remains to be further clarified.

Feb 14th, 2023 - In early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, persons who recovered from infection had increased risks for new-onset cardiometabolic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.1-3 In the current pandemic phase, which is dominated b...

Jan 16th, 2023 - The acute hepatic porphyrias (AHP) are rare, inborn errors of heme-metabolism and include acute intermittent porphyria, hereditary coproporphyria, variegate porphyria, and porphyria due to severe deficiency of 5-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase. Ac...

Jan 3rd, 2023 - High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a sweetener made from cornstarch. Corn sweeteners have several advantages over sugar, such as freshness, no color or flavor, and low price (1-3). Widespread use of the Western diet is believed to play an importan...

Dec 21st, 2022 - DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2022 — Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considere...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - The quality of evidence regarding the associations between road traffic noise and hypertension is low due to the limitations of cross-sectional study design, and the role of air pollution remains to be further clarified.

Mar 16th, 2023 - Cerebral Vascular Accidents (stroke) and Myocardial Infarction (MI), which share the same risk factors, treatments and pathophysiological mechanisms, have become two major public health problems due to the increase in their prevalence rate and the...

Mar 15th, 2023 - Diabetic nephropathy(DN) is one of the major micro- vascular complications of diabetes mellitus and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that require renal replacement therapies. The average incidence of diabetic nephropathy is 3% p...

Mar 14th, 2023 - Hypertension is a risk factor for many brain pathologies, such as ischemic and hemorrhagic neurodegenerative diseases or stroke. The literature seems to agree on the relationship between hypertension and brain damage, and on the benefit of the man...

Mar 10th, 2023 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) afflicts nearly one-third of the adult population with all races and ethnicities represented in CVD prevalence. Unfortunately, a disparity exists such that the black population (BL) is disproportionately affected compa...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - To the Editor: An 85-year-old man with a history of hypertension and chronic kidney disease presented with a localized darkening patch of hair on the left parietal scalp that had progressed over the last 7 years (Figure 1A). He had no prior histor.

Mar 22nd, 2023 - New research finds that patients who spike their urine with buprenorphine to cheat adherence testing are more likely to be positive for non-prescribed opioids, highlighting the need for best practices in this setting. "Spiking suggests that treatm...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - The quality of evidence regarding the associations between road traffic noise and hypertension is low due to the limitations of cross-sectional study design, and the role of air pollution remains to be further clarified.

Mar 21st, 2023 - Survival and 1-year outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were best when initial defibrillation was provided by bystanders, not paramedics. (Heart) FDA revised its guidance on the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to include a warning of myocarditi...

Mar 19th, 2023 - A few years ago, my partner emailed me about a consult. “Dr.