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Hypertension

New Study Reconsiders Blood Pressure Targets for Kidney Disease Patients

NEW YORK— Blood pressure targets for those with kidney disease may have been more stringent than necessary, according to a new study in the January 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Similar Hypertension Drugs, Different Effects on Dialysis Patients Heart Health

WASHINGTON— Two seemingly similar blood pressure-lowering drugs have different effects on the heart health of dialysis patients, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More
December 8, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Middle-Aged Women with Restless Legs Syndrome Have Hypertension Risk

DALLAS—Middle-aged women with restless legs syndrome (RLS) may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a study published in Hypertension. ...More
October 11, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Many Unaware Diabetes, Hypertension Cause CKD

ROCKVILLE, Md.—Results from American Kidney Fund-commissioned research showed that majority of those surveyed who care for their loved ones’ health are unaware that diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading causes of kidney disease. ...More
September 23, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management
SlideShow: ICD-10 Codes and CKD

The following SlideShow looks into ICD-10 coding for Diabetes with Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease. ...More
September 20, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Blacks Develop Hypertension Faster than Whites

CHARLESTON, S.C.—African-Americans with prehypertension develop high blood pressure a year sooner than whites, according to research reported in Hypertension. ...More
September 13, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
FDA Approves Abbott Renal Stent System

ABBOTT PARK, Ill.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Abbott’s RX Herculink Elite Renal Stent System for the treatment of renal artery stenosis in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. ...More
August 11, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
The 10 Most Obese U.S. States

Adult obesity rates increased in 16 states in the past year and did not decline in any state, according to “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011,” a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). ...More
July 8, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Adult Obesity Increases in 16 States in One Year

WASHINGTON—Adult obesity rates increased in 16 states in the past year and did not decline in any state, according to “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011,” a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ...More
July 8, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring More Effective in CKD

CHICAGO—Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring with collection of BP readings over 24 hours may better predict, in cases of nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD), whether patients will experience end-stage renal disease, mortality or cardiovascular events that require ...More
June 28, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management