Healthcare agrees on new blood pressure target for risk groups

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Only one in five people with high blood pressure receive sufficient treatment in Sweden. Healthcare providers have now agreed on a new care pathway to improve detection and treatment.

Healthcare providers have agreed on a new care pathway for high blood pressure. The diagnostic threshold remains at 140/90 mmHg. For people receiving treatment the target value for most should be 130/80 mmHg.

High blood pressure is the most important global risk factor for premature death. It increases the risk of stroke, heart failure and heart attack. Healthy lifestyle habits and medication form the basis of treatment.

About half the population in Sweden receives a hypertension diagnosis before age 65. Care services will now get better at identifying people at risk, according to reports from Dagens Medicin.

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Pediatrician assessing overweight children in clinic, highlighting study-recommended early treatment to prevent adult risks like diabetes and hypertension.

Study recommends treatment for all children with obesity

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A new Karolinska Institutet study finds that children with moderate obesity face higher risks of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and lipid disorders in adulthood, even without apparent risk markers. Researchers urge treatment for all such children.

ACC and AHA release updated cholesterol management guidelines

The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have issued new guidelines on cholesterol screening and management, urging earlier testing and personalized risk assessments. The recommendations, presented on March 28 in New Orleans, emphasize lowering LDL cholesterol and incorporating genetic factors like lipoprotein(a). A new risk calculator aims to predict heart disease over longer periods.

Study reveals excess cortisol in 27% of resistant hypertension patients

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A large U.S. study has found that 27 percent of patients with resistant hypertension have hypercortisolism, an excess of the stress hormone cortisol. The MOMENTUM study, involving 1,086 participants across 50 centers, showed this condition is far more common than previously thought in those whose blood pressure remains high despite multiple medications. The discovery suggests screening for elevated cortisol could help explain treatment failures.

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