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Transidentity: the effects of hormonal therapies

March 28, 2022

Hormonal treatments administered to transgender people can alter blood pressure and thus generate hypertension. THE ESSENTIAL The effects of hormonal ...

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Hypertension: what are the benefits of tea?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 25, 2022

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Components of tea, black or green, act on the blood vessels and participate in the reduction of hypertension. THE ESSENTIAL ...

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Atherosclerosis: the risk of dementia is very present

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 24, 2022

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By taking better care of their cardiovascular health, patients over fifty also protect themselves against the development of dementia, and ...

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The study that demonstrates the benefits of maternity leave

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 23, 2022

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The implementation of this social measure in Norway in 1977 has produced positive effects on the health of women who ...

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High blood pressure: stretching is as effective as active walking

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 22, 2022

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By performing stretches, it solicits the muscles but also the blood vessels. Stretching your body therefore amounts to softening these ...

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Hypertension drug could increase life expectancy

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 20, 2022

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In a study done on worms, metolazone extended lifespan by almost 10 days. THE ESSENTIAL Conducted on worms, the experiment ...

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Atrial fibrillation: what are the risk factors and associated comorbidities?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 19, 2022

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While the risk of atrial fibrillation increases with age, other risk factors and comorbidities are associated with this heart rhythm ...

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What is the obesity paradox?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 18, 2022

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Obese people, despite their health problems, would take better care of their bodies than those with a “normal” weight. This ...

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Having high blood pressure before age 50 increases the risk of brain damage

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 18, 2022

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People under 50 with higher than average blood pressure have a higher risk of developing widespread brain damage later in ...

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To spare your heart, you have to walk a kilometer in 30 minutes every day

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 17, 2022

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Practicing daily walking at a sustained pace would help to avoid the risk of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure. ...

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Covid-19: these drugs against hypertension prevent death

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 13, 2022

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Patients treated before the onset of Covid-19 with drugs used for the treatment of hypertension (sartan or IEC) had a ...

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High blood pressure: having “big” legs reduces the risk

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 13, 2022

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According to a study unveiled at the scientific sessions of the American Heart Association, adults with legs with a high ...

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Having poor sleep has a negative impact on the microbiota and high blood pressure

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 11, 2022

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By analyzing the sleep cycles of rats for 28 days, researchers have found that poor sleep is associated with high ...

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How to treat hypertension while preserving your sex life?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 11, 2022

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Hypertension harms the sex life of men. Most hypertensives suffer from erectile dysfunction, especially when taking medication. Medicines often have ...

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High blood pressure during pregnancy may be associated with more bothersome menopause symptoms

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 10, 2022

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Middle-aged women who suffered from high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, as well ...

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Stroke, heart attack, hypertension…: these signs that should alert you

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 5, 2022

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Many preventable cases have been hospitalized in intensive care cardiology in recent weeks, in particular because some people did not ...

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Covid-19: hypertension increases the risk of death

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 5, 2022

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Patients with high blood pressure are twice as likely to die from Covid-19 compared to those without it. THE ESSENTIAL ...

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Hypertension during and after exercise: a risk marker for early death

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 3, 2022

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Having high blood pressure during exercise and slow recovery are markers of significant risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease later ...

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Arterial hypertension: a need for new therapeutic approaches

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 3, 2022

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Even in patients treated for hypertension, only 40% are at the objectives defined by the consensus, namely 14/9. This poses ...

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To those who would like to use it to protect themselves against Covid-19, a reminder of the disastrous effects of nicotine

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 2, 2022

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Chronic exposure to nicotine would have disastrous implications in the development of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. This is revealed by ...

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Hypertension, diabetes, cancer: we know how these diseases affect blood vessels

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 23, 2022

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Many diseases have a common characteristic: the degeneration of capillaries, those tiny blood vessels that play an important role in ...

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High blood pressure: proven benefits of reducing salt intake

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 22, 2022

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A new study again confirms the hypothesis that reducing salt intake was the strategy to adopt to lower blood pressure.In ...

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Hypertension: treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism reduces this complication

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 22, 2022

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In the case of arterial hypertension associated with primary hyperparathyroidism, the average arterial pressure is reduced after an intervention which ...