scholarly journals Lowering salt intake reduces cardiovascular risk, as well as decreasing blood pressure

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 409-409
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Salt Intake

scholarly journals Effects of salt reduction on cardiovascular risk factors. The STRIVE-study

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
U Toft ◽  
N L Riis ◽  
A D Lassen ◽  
E Trolle ◽  
K S Bjørnsbo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Plasma Cholesterol ◽  
Plasma Triglyceride ◽  
Salt Reduction ◽  
Reduced Salt

Abstract Potential adverse effects of reducing salt intake in the general population are discussed. This study aims to explore the effect of gradually reducing salt intake in a real-life setting. The study was a 4-month cluster RCT with families randomly assigned to either A) salt reduced bread, B) salt reduced bread and dietary counselling or C) standard bread (control) Participants in intervention A received bread gradually reduced in salt content from 1.2 g salt/100g (regular) to 0.6 g salt/100g in ryebread and 0.4 g salt/100g in wheat bread. Participants in intervention B received the same bread as intervention A but in addition, they received dietary advise on how to further reduce their salt intake and promote potassium. The control group received regular bread (blinded). Changes in outcomes were assessed using linear mixed models. Results A total of 89 Danish families (155 adults; 156 children) participated in the study. A total of 291 (94%) participants completed the intervention. Results are preliminary. Intention to treat analyses showed no significant effects of the salt reduction intervention on changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, plasma triglyceride. A small, but significant (-0.26 mmol/l; P = 0.02) decrease in total plasma cholesterol was shown in intervention group A. Per protocol analyses, including only participants in the intervention groups that decreased their salt intake by at least 20% from baseline to 4-month follow-up, showed a significant decrease in diastolic (-3.5 mmHg; P < 0.0001) and systolic (-6.3 mmHg; P < 0.0001) blood pressure, total cholesterol (-0.25 mmol/l; P = 0.0009), LDL cholesterol (log. transformed) (-6%; P = 0.03) and plasma triglyceride (log. transformed) (-17%; P = 0.04). No significant effects were found for HDL plasma cholesterol, aldosterone, renin, plasma glucose and HbA1c. Conclusions Reduced salt intake were associated with beneficial changes in cardiovascular risk factors. No adverse effects were observed. Key messages Reduced salt intake were associated with benificial changes in cardiovascular risk factors. No adverse effects were observed.

Haematocrit: Relationships with Blood Lipids, Blood Pressure and other Cardiovascular Risk Factors

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (01) ◽  
pp. 058-064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goya Wannamethee ◽  
A Gerald Shaper
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Blood Lipids ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryThe relationship between haematocrit and cardiovascular risk factors, particularly blood pressure and blood lipids, has been examined in detail in a large prospective study of 7735 middle-aged men drawn from general practices in 24 British towns. The analyses are restricted to the 5494 men free of any evidence of ischaemic heart disease at screening.Smoking, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol intake and lung function (FEV1) were factors strongly associated with haematocrit levels independent of each other. Age showed a significant but small independent association with haematocrit. Non-manual workers had slightly higher haematocrit levels than manual workers; this difference increased considerably and became significant after adjustment for the other risk factors. Diabetics showed significantly lower levels of haematocrit than non-diabetics. In the univariate analysis, haematocrit was significantly associated with total serum protein (r = 0*18), cholesterol (r = 0.16), triglyceride (r = 0.15), diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.17) and heart rate (r = 0.14); all at p <0.0001. A weaker but significant association was seen with systolic blood pressure (r = 0.09, p <0.001). These relationships remained significant even after adjustment for age, smoking, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol intake, lung function, presence of diabetes, social class and for each of the other biological variables; the relationship with systolic blood pressure was considerably weakened. No association was seen with blood glucose and HDL-cholesterol. This study has shown significant associations between several lifestyle characteristics and the haematocrit and supports the findings of a significant relationship between the haematocrit and blood lipids and blood pressure. It emphasises the role of the haematocrit in assessing the risk of ischaemic heart disease and stroke in individuals, and the need to take haematocrit levels into account in determining the importance of other cardiovascular risk factors.

Device therapy of resistant hypertension

2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (6) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gábor Simonyi ◽  
J. Róbert Bedros ◽  
Mihály Medvegy
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Resistant Hypertension ◽  
Carotid Sinus ◽  
Maximum Tolerated Dose ◽  
Reduce Blood Pressure ◽  
Nerve Fibers ◽  
Uncontrolled Hypertension ◽  
Sympathetic Nerve Fibers ◽  
Treatment Of Hypertension

It is well known that hypertension is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Treatment of hypertension frequently includes administration of three or more drugs. Resistant hypertension is defined when blood pressure remains above target value despite full doses (the patient’s maximum tolerated dose) of antihypertensive medication consisting of at least three different classes of drugs including a diuretic. Pharmacological treatment of hypertension is often unsuccessful despite the increasing number of drug combinations. Uncontrolled hypertension, however, increases the cardiovascular risk. Device treatment of resistant hypertension is currently testing two major fields. One of them the stimulation of baroreceptors in the carotid sinus and the other is radiofrequency ablation of sympathetic nerve fibers around renal arteries to reduce blood pressure in drug resistant hypertension. Orv. Hetil., 2013, 154, 203–208.

Management of high blood pressure in patients with high cardiovascular risk

Medic ro ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (124) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Svetlana Moșteoru ◽  
Roxana Pleavă ◽  
Claudia Hudrea ◽  
Laura Gaiţă ◽  
Dan Gaiţă
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
High Cardiovascular Risk

CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME WITH IMPROVED SASD07 COMPARE TO STARDUST II

2014 ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Anh Tien Hoang ◽  
Thi Y Nhi Nguyen ◽  
Luu Trinh Nguyen ◽  
Thi Hong Diep Phan ◽  
Huu Cat Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽  
Hdl Cholesterol ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Apnea Syndrome

Background : Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) is a cause of hypertension, increasingcardiovascular risk and cardiovascular disease such as stroke, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, heart failure, increasing the risk of death in patients with heart disease, independent of other causative factors. So far, in Vietnam there are very few studies on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and cardiovascular risk factors . Self-making SASD07 is trustly for detecting OSAS with statistical significiant in comparision with StarDustII (gold criteria). Subjects and Methods: Cross sectional study, comparision with control group: 136 peoples (68 in disease group and 68 in control group). Patients were parallelly measured with StarDustII and SASD07 to detect OSAS and find the corellation with cardiovascular risk factors. Results: There is a positive correlation between SBP with the severity of OSAS (r = 0.459, p < 0.001), positive correlation between DBP with the severity of OSAS (r = 0.352, p < 0.003). No statistically significant differences between severe OSAS and fasting blood glucose, cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Non - HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol and TG median (p > 0.05). There is a positive correlation between AHI and neck circumference (r = 0.511, p < 0.001), waist circumference (r = 0.585, p < 0.001), BMI (r = 0.380, p < 0.01). SASD07 diagnostic value of detecting OSAS compared with StarDustII have Kappa = 0.72, (standard error 0.06, p <0.001). Conclusion: The risk factors related to OSAS in our study is neck circumference, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure. SASD07 have a good value in diagnosing of OSAS compared with polysomnography StarDustII. Key words: Sleep Apnea Syndrome, cardiovascular risk factor, SASD07.

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