African Americans with Healthier Lifestyles had lower risk of High Blood Pressure
June 27, 2017
Dallas, TX – Among African Americans, small health improvements were associated with lower risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.
African Americans who had at least two modifiable healthy behaviors at the beginning of the study, compared to those with one or none, researchers found the risk of high blood pressure at follow-up was reduced by 20 percent.
A man checking his blood pressure at an office kiosk. (American Heart Association)
Around-the-clock monitoring may unmask hypertension in African-Americans
May 20, 2016
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report
Dallas, TX – Wearing an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring device that measures blood pressure around-the-clock may help identify African Americans who have masked or undetected high blood pressure outside of the doctor’s office, a tricky condition that can signal high blood pressure in the clinic down the road, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.
The reverse of white coat hypertension (higher blood pressure readings at the doctor’s office than at home), masked hypertension is normal blood pressure in the doctor’s office but high readings outside of the office. Masked hypertension is easy to miss, and can occur during the day or night.
A man checking his blood pressure at an office kiosk. (American Heart Association)
