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Chronic Hypertension Associated with Fetal Growth Restriction

Analysis of a large longitudinal sample of pregnancies showed that chronic hypertension raised risk for small-for-gestational-age births in both term and preterm pregnancies.

Telmisartan in ACE-Inhibitor–Intolerant Patients: A Disappointment

In a placebo-controlled trial, researchers found an unexpectedly low, statistically nonsignificant reduction in clinical outcomes.

Should β-Blockers Be Continued for Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure?

Continuation of β-blockers was associated with better outcomes than was discontinuation.

How Fat Am I? Or, How Am I Fat?

Two new studies address how obesity relates to cardiovascular risk factors.

Preventing Stroke Recurrence: How Best to Control Hypertension?

In a randomized trial, use of an ARB to lower blood pressure in patients with recent stroke did not improve outcomes.

Renin-Angiotensin Inhibition for Renoprotection in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk

Monotherapy with an ACE inhibitor or an ARB improved major renal outcomes, but combination therapy worsened them, despite a greater reduction in proteinuria.

Prehypertension and Hypertension in Adolescents

An estimated 7% of prehypertensive adolescents develop hypertension annually.

White-Coat Hypertension: A Caution

Findings of a small study suggest that left ventricular mass index is higher in children with white-coat hypertension than in those with normal blood pressure.

USPSTF Recommends Screening for Diabetes in Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure

Evidence was insufficient to recommend screening of asymptomatic people with lower blood pressure.

Primary Hyperaldosteronism: Rare, but Important to Diagnose and Treat

If roughly 10% of hypertension cases are resistant to treatment, and, if primary hyperaldosteronism accounts for about 10% of those cases, then the overall prevalence would be around 1%.

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