Fine-Tuning Blood Pressure Control to Minimize Cardiovascular Risk

Blood pressure control and cardiovascular risk reduction.

The ultimate goal of antihypertensive therapy is cardiovascular risk reduction. As lowering blood pressure per se reduces risk for myocardial infarction only by 20%-25%, it is obvious that a better protection is needed. An optimal strategy to reduce risk in hypertensives may include lifestyle modification, promotion of adherence to therapy, early and aggressive target levels achievement by appr...

Blood Pressure and Control of Cardiovascular Risk

Two key early 20th century notions, the first the primacy of diastolic pressure in determining risk, and the second that hypertension is a discrete disorder, have proved to be incorrect. We now recognize the primacy of systolic pressure as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and that hypertension is an arbitrary definition. In the early 21st century, we are moving away from a dichotomous a...

Chocolate consumption, blood pressure, and cardiovascular risk

Diet is a lifestyle factor that plays a major role in the primary and secondary prevention of numerous chronic diseases, including certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Current dietary recommendations endorse the consumption of a diet rich in fruit and vegetables, as it is now recognized that these are healthy for multiple reasons. In addition to being low in calories and fat, ...

High blood pressure, smoking and cardiovascular risk.

Glucose, blood pressure, and cardiovascular risk.

Diabetes mellitus remains a formidable public health issue, affecting 171 million people worldwide as of 2000, a number estimated to more than double, up to 366 million, by 2030. The majority ( 90%) have type 2 diabetes (T2DM), which is linked to westernized diets, obesity, and inactivity. This condition is associated with decreased survival, predominately due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), w...