Doctors check Sanjay Dutt for hypertension
PUNE: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was examined for hypertension at the Yerawada central jail by a team of medical experts from the Sassoon general hospital on Saturday. Dutt's friend Yusuf Nalwala, who is lodged in the same jail, was examined for …
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CKD May Increase Risk of Resistant Hypertension
The rate of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension was 28.1% among those with chronic kidney disease and 13.6% among those with normal kidney function, according to Paul Muntner, PhD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues.
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Med-resistant hypertension more prevalent in patients with CKD
According to research from the University of Alabama's Birmingham School of Public Health, more than 50 percent of patients who suffer from moderate kidney disease also have a degree of hypertension that is resistant to medications. Furthermore, the …
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Minnesota company raises .6 million for implantable hypertension technology
logo_cvrx CVRx, a Minneapolis-based firm that has developed proprietary implantable technology for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure, has raised $ 29.6 million for advancing clinical trials of its Barostim Neo, as well as expanding …
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Most People With Moderate Kidney Disease Have Medication-Resistant …
More than 50% of individuals with moderate kidney disease have hypertension that is resistant to medications, and those who are black or have a larger waist circumference, diabetes, or a history of heart attacks or strokes are at highest risk …
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