Search Tag: high blood pressure
2024 10 Sep
According to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2024 in Chicago, nearly 74% of adults with treatment-resistant high blood pressure were able to lower their blood pressure to below 140/90 mm Hg within one year by participating in a programme that combined remote blood pressure monitoring...Read more
2024 05 Jun
 Driven by an ageing and increasingly diverse population, along with a significant rise in risk factors such as high blood pressure and obesity, the total costs related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) are projected to triple by 2050. This projection comes from the American Heart Association. It is expected that at least 61% of U.S. adults, or over...Read more
2024 30 Jan
Over half of the U.S. population (51%) remains unaware that heart disease is the leading cause of death, as per a recent Harris Poll survey conducted by the American Heart Association. This lack of awareness persists despite heart disease maintaining its status as the number one killer for over a century. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics report...Read more
2019 02 Oct
Summary: Frail older people are often burdened with a range of complex medical conditions that leave them more susceptible to illness. The FrailSafe system aims to resolve this by offering a method that can predict, detect and manage frailty earlier on. Frailty is a clinical syndrome manifested with progressive deterioration in more than one...Read more