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High blood pressure may increase risk of strokes, finds study
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A Michigan Medicine study found that high systolic blood pressure (the top number on the blood pressure reading and how hard the heart pumps blood to the arteries) increases the risk of the two most common types of strokes over time.
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New weight loss medication helps lower blood pressure in adults with obesi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new research, nearly 500 adults with obesity who took the new weight loss medication tirzepatide for about eight months saw a significant reduction in their systolic blood pressure--the top number in a blood pressure reading.
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Study finds how yoga improves cardiovascular function in patients with hea
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A recent study examined the long-term effects of yoga therapy to see whether including it as an additional kind of care for the treatment of heart failure is advantageous.
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Yoga improves cardiovascular function in patients with heart failure: Stud
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A new study looked at the long-term effects of yoga therapy to see if adding it as a supplemental treatment in the management of heart failure is beneficial.
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Cold temperatures might make it difficult to treat high blood pressure: Re
Updated : 8 months ago IST
According to a new study, blood pressure among hypertensive patients seemed to be slightly higher during the winter months, while rates of systolic, or top number, blood pressure being controlled during an outpatient visit appeared to slightly decrease.
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Cold weather can make it difficult to treat high blood pressure: Research
Updated : 8 months ago IST
According to a new study, blood pressure among hypertensive patients appeared to slightly increase during the winter months, while rates of systolic, or top number, blood pressure being controlled during an outpatient visit appeared to slightly decrease.
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Yoga helps in enhancing cardiovascular health: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A three-month pilot study of hypertensive patients published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology by Elsevier shows that including yoga into a regular exercise training regimen improves cardiovascular health and wellness and is more effective than stretching activities. Yoga improved 10-yea
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Prenatal nicotine intake during pregnancy may lead to systolic blood press
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Mothers who consumed snus, which is moist powdered smokeless tobacco that contains nicotine, during their pregnancy, their offsprings are likely to suffer from systolic blood pressure, says a recent study.
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Nicotine intake during pregnancy leads to blood pressure issue in children
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): Children of mothers who consumed snus, a moist powdered smokeless tobacco that contains nicotine during their pregnancy, are likely to suffer from systolic blood pressure.
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Extreme swings in blood pressure can be deadly!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Fluctuations in blood pressure can be just as deadly as having high blood pressure, according to a new study.
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New device can help you take more accurate BP readings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 13 (ANI): A team of researchers has come up with a new device that could improve how systolic blood pressure (BP) is measured.
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Hypertension in young adults ups stroke, kidney damage later in life
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): A study has found that people aged between 18 to 49, with high systolic blood pressure over 140, are at greater risk of stroke, damage of kidneys and brain.
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