Author: Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., Chief, Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Preview: Stakeholders must invest in building and supporting infrastructure that expands self-measured blood pressure monitoring, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association.
Authors: Ross Arena, Ph.D., P.T., FAHA, FESC, Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago; Chris Calitz, M.P.P., Director, Center for Workplace Health, American Heart Association
Preview: People who work more than 40 hours per week in white-collar jobs are more likely to have high blood pressure than those working 40 or fewer hours, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
Authors: Kim Stitzel, M.S., R.D., Senior Vice President, Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Emily A. Callahan, M.P.H., R.D.N., Owner, EAC Health and Nutrition, LLC
Preview: Gradual implementation of the 2017 high blood pressure treatment guidelines developed by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association is expected to be cost-effective, according to preliminary research to be presented Nov. 17 at the Association’s annual Scientific Sessions meeting in Philadelphia.
Author: Chris Calitz, M.P.P., Director, Center for Workplace Health
Preview: Chronic high stress over time is linked to high blood pressure in African Americans, according to an analysis published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Author: Sarah de Ferranti, M.D., M.P.H., Chief, Division of Cardiology Outpatient Services and Director, Preventive Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Preview: Childhood cancer survivors face an increased risk of heart disease compared to people without cancer, according to a study published today in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Author: Kim Stitzel, MS, RD, Senior Vice President, Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Preview: People who received blood pressure treatment in low-income areas were half as likely to control their blood pressure as people treated in higher-income areas, according to a new analysis of research trial data.
Authors: Alice Shrestha, University of Pennsylvania; Tiffany E. Ho, University of Pennsylvania; Loryana Vie, University of Pennsylvania; Darwin R. Labarthe, Northwestern University; Lawrence M. Scheier, University of Pennsylvania; Paul B. Lester, Army Research Facilitation Laboratory; and Martin E.P. Seligman, University of Pennsylvania
Preview: Army personnel are less likely than civilians to have ideal heart health — even when excluding the least healthy members, according to a first-of-its kind study.
Author: Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Medical Officer for Prevention and Chief of the Center for Health Metrics and Evaluation, American Heart Association
Preview: Intensive blood pressure treatment is good for adults with type 2 diabetes, regardless of their baseline blood pressure or cardiovascular risk. That’s the promising finding of a new study published today in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
Author: Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., R.D.N., L.D.N., FAHA, FNLA, FASN, CLS
Preview: The most important way to prevent cardiovascular disease is through a healthy lifestyle throughout life. That’s a key message of new guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, released today by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
Author: Robert A. Harrington, M.D., FAHA, President-elect, American Heart Association
Preview: A new study sheds some light on potential reasons why smoke-free policies in cities, states and counties are associated with benefits such as reduced rates of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases.