ALLMedicine™ Hypertension Center

Dec 3rd, 2021 - Closer reading of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans of patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) may identify those at high risk of developing chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). We aimed to val...

Dec 3rd, 2021 - In this review, we provide a brief description of recently published articles addressing topics relevant to pediatric cardiologists. Our hope is to provide a summary of the latest articles published recently in other journals in our field. The art...

Dec 3rd, 2021 - The incidence of kidney stones in the United States is currently unknown. Here, we assessed the incidence of kidney stones using recent, nationally representative data. We used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), from 20...

Dec 3rd, 2021 - Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are diverse parenchymal pulmonary disorders, primarily characterised by alveolar and interstitial inflammation and/or fibrosis, and sharing pathophysiological similarities. Thus, patients generally harbour common ...

Dec 3rd, 2021 - Behavioral interventions consolidating technology are underutilized and do not reach diverse populations such as African Americans with hypertension. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of a theoretically derived, technology-based inter...

Aug 24th, 2021 - ISHLT members have recognized the importance of a consensus statement on the evaluation and management of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The creation of this document required multiple steps, including the engagement ...

Aug 19th, 2021 - Patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) present unique surgical, perioperative, operative, and postoperative challenges related to the often underlying severe pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction. The International Societ...

Aug 4th, 2021 - Hypertension is the most common cause of death and disability worldwide with its prevalence rising in low to middle income countries. It remains to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines with poor BP control as one of ...

Aug 1st, 2021 - Compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) describes the spectrum of advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis in asymptomatic patients at risk of developing clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH, defined by a hepatic venous pressure gradient...

Aug 1st, 2021 - Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intra-hepatic bile ducts [1]. It is characterised biologically by chronic cholestasis associated with the presence of specific autoantibodies, and histologically by lesions...

Nov 25th, 2021 - Secondarily, the discordance between 6MWT results versus total pedometer recorded distance and versus maximum daily pedometer-recorded distance will be similarly studied. The aim of the study is also to search for variables associated with progres...

Nov 24th, 2021 - Long-term study to evaluate if macitentan is safe, tolerable and efficient enough to be used for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)

Nov 24th, 2021 - The purpose of the study is to evaluate the change from baseline to 12 months after study enrollment in the number of the following non-invasive risk criteria: World Health Organization Functional Class (WHO/FC), 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), Bra...

Nov 24th, 2021 - This is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled, parallel group, group-sequential, event-driven Phase 3 study to evaluate efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of macitentan in children.

Nov 24th, 2021 - Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure used to diagnose and treat heart conditions. Approaching the heart can be done by different access sites: via the femoral artery (transfemoral) or the radial artery (transradial). Transfemoral access ...

Dec 2nd, 2021 - While risk of COVID-19 infection was lower among veterans vaccinated with Moderna compared with Pfizer, both vaccines were associated with low risk, researchers found. During the period of the Alpha variant, the estimated risk of documented infect...

Nov 18th, 2021 - The investigational long-acting amylin analogue cagrilintide (AM833) helped people with overweight or obesity, but no diabetes, shed pounds in a phase II trial. In the randomized trial, all doses of the novel once-weekly injectable treatment yield...

Nov 17th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with a spinal cord injury, maintaining blood pressure within a tightly defined range during surgery is associated with better functional recovery, even in patients with the most-severe injuries, a new study...

Nov 16th, 2021 - Surufatinib demonstrated strong antitumor activity along with a manageable safety profile in heavily treated US patients with progressive extrapancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (ep-NETs) or pancreatic NETs (pNETs), according to interim phase 1 data...

Nov 15th, 2021 - Key clinical point: Clinical avoidance of beta-blockers (BBs) should not be considered a prerequisite for solely avoiding the onset of de novo psoriasis in patients with hypertension. Major finding: Overall, 0.