Two studies find proven methods for predicting internal injuries in children
...exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: low systolic blood pressure, elevated respiratory rate, abnormal thoracic examination results, abnormal sounds heard in the chest, femur fracture, and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of less than 15. Children with any of these symptoms should have a chest x-ray. If a ...Foods rich in folate may reduce risk of stroke
...gher folate intake had, on average, slightly lower systolic blood pressure and lower total cholesterol levels ...folate. After adjusting for history of diabetes, systolic blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body mass index, recreational physical activity, levels of educa...Controlling blood pressure early prevents heart disease in elderly
... "We found that elderly individuals with untreated systolic hypertension are three times more likely to experi...as the first to show the effectiveness of treating systolic hypertension. Approximately 30 percent of people age 80 and above have systolic hypertension, a typ...Non-traditional roles may boost risk of heart disease and death
...d outside the home. The study controlled for age, systolic blood pressure, the ratio of total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein cholesterol, body mass index, smoking and diabetes. Researchers also found that men with lower incomes and a lower educational level had an increased risk of heart disease and de...Mercury ups heart disease risk
...cerides, family history of coronary heart disease, systolic blood pressure, weight and intake of fatty acids and antioxidants. The men who scored in the top 25 percent for hair mercury content had a 60 percent increased risk of death from CVD compared to the men in the lower mercury content. Those same men h...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 2, 2002
...ite or Asian (Article, p. 493). Exercise decreased systolic blood pressure by 3.84 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by 2.58 mm Hg in the participants, who were previously inactive. The types of aerobic exercise included walking, swimming, jogging and cycling. The authors say that aerobic exercise is a simpl...High pulse pressure associated with greater death risk in dialysis patients
...fference between blood pressure's two key numbers: systolic blood pressure (top number) and diastolic blood pr... these results suggest that for any given level of systolic blood pressure, greater pulse pressure correlates with increased risk of death. Let's say you have o...NHLBI study shows vast majority of middle-aged Americans at risk of developing hypertension
...n blood vessels. It is recorded as two numbersthe systolic (the force of the blood as the heart beats) over the diastolic (the force of the blood as the heart relaxes between beats). If either or both are high140/90 mm Hg or abovethen that is hypertension. "Lifetime risk" estimates the chance that someone...Blood pressure drugs relax heart, reduce heart failure risk
.... High blood pressure is defined in an adult as a systolic pressure (top number in a blood pressure reading) ...iogram. Blood pressure reductions averaged 23 mmHg systolic and 11 mmHg diastolic after a year of treatment. Heart mass was reduced by about 10 percent on aver...Endurance athletes could benefit from surgical release of kinked leg arteries
...-flow restrictions were assessed by measurement of systolic pressure in the ankle after exercise; kinks in the iliac arteries were detected with echo-doppler and magnetic-resonance angiography. Surgery was offered to athletes diagnosed with arterial kinking as part of the study. Kinks in the iliac arteries we...Trunk fat causes heavy load for boys
...rom 5 to 18 years. Significant race differences in systolic blood pressure were found between African American...and DXA measurement was positively associated with systolic and diastolic pressure. However, when we looked at the gender groups separately, we found the relat...Small babies who gain weight too fast have higher BP as adults
...ween ages one and five were associated with higher systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure...und that people with lower birth weight had higher systolic pressure. They calculated that systolic blood pressure was 2.7 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) highe...New data shows rapid and sustained weight loss with Xenical
...atment. Reductions were seen in mean diastolic and systolic blood pressure (by 1.3 and 2.6 mmHg, respectively)...y 14%) Reductions were seen in mean diastolic and systolic blood pressure (by 4.6 and 9.4 mmHg, respectively) These studies show that Xenical helps people not...Blood pressure measures during exercise can indicate unhealthy hearts
...ulse pressure -- defined as the difference between systolic blood pressure (the upper number) and diastolic blood pressure (the lower number) -- during exercise was associated with a dysfunction of the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels. These cells control the ability of the blood vessels to dilate, ...Practical guidance for treatment of heart failure is launched
...tep is to confirm the presence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The second step entails starting first-line therapy, which consists of an ACE inhibitor followed by a beta-blocker. Both drugs should be introduced at low doses and then titrated up to the target doses as determined by large randomised...Partner's presence associated with lower blood pressure
...uously over 6 days, Gump and colleagues found that systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements were lower during periods of interaction with a significant other than during interaction with any other person. Systolic blood pressure, expressed as the first number in a blood pressure reading, refers t...NCEP issues major new cholesterol guidelines
..., total cholesterol, HDL (the "good" cholesterol), systolic blood pressure, treatment for high blood pressure, and cigarette smoking. ATP III recommends use of the tool for persons with two or more heart disease risk factors. "The new guidelines will help doctors determine heart attack risk more precisely ...Untangling prostaglandin signaling
...ype. Stock and colleagues also observe a drop in systolic blood pressure in male mutants, which they attribute to impaired maintenance of the extracellular fluid volume. They also note that other aspects of blood pressure regulation have been found to occur differently in males and females, both in humans a...Insulin precursor linked with increased stroke risk; may represent new risk factor
...essure seems to be a stronger risk factor than the systolic blood pressure the higher number that represents the pressure during the heartbeat, he says. Lindahl describes proinsulin as a "not fully matured form of insulin, a chemical substance produced by the pancreas to control the amount of sugar in the......ously studied i.e. with preserved left ventricular systolic function (LVEF > 40%). Another arm specifically includes patients with impaired left ventricular function who are intolerant of ACE inhibitors. This allows a comparison of Atacand (candesartan cilexetil) and placebo without concomitant treatm...