Got my new, replacement Omron 7450 Series 10 BP monitor today - great customer service. I emailed Omron on 7/3 and got the new unit on 7/8. Not bad including a holiday in there!

If you see code Er 51 it's game over man, game over.

Glad to have the new unit ready for action every morning.

#HTN

RT @EldritchBlep@twitter.com

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, The Midnight Hagette, the Desiccated Mummy of Hate, the Tedious Little Bone Witch is complete 💀

#TheLockedTomb #tlt #HarrowTheNinth #HarrowharkNonagesimus #htn #Harrowhark #GideonTheNinth

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/EldritchBlep/status/1612469001505865729

RT @UTSWRheum@twitter.com

“We need to consider inflammation as a cause of hypertension.” - Dr. Keisa Mathis reviews her research on autoimmune induced #HTN using #lupus mouse models. @FizzyDoc@twitter.com #RheumGR #SLE

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UTSWRheum/status/1611012401310191616

Trial shows CTD and HCTZ are equivalent, supporting common practice of prescribing HCTZ

“[HCTZ] is far more commonly prescribed than chlorthalidone, and yet previous studies suggested chlorthalidone might be better at blood pressure control,” Dr. Ni explained.

“This study helps lay to rest that idea, and shows that both diuretics can be used equally for patients with high blood pressure,” he added.

#HTN #MedMastodon

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/hypertension-2-blood-pressure-thiazides-drugs-equally-effective#Treating-hypertension

Just received notice from a pharmacy that #spironolactone is on back order… I expect I will be receiving many, many more such notices… #supplychain #HTN #NephMast

So nothing new here.

Hypertension affects 116 million adults in the US and > 1 billion adults worldwide and is a leading cause of CVD morbidity and mortality.

-Optimal BP goal for adults < 130/80 mm Hg for <65

-Optimal BP for > 65 is SBP <130 mm Hg without regard to DBP.

-First-line therapy for #HTN is #lifestyle modification

-First-line drugs are thiazides, ACE, ARB, CCB

-#nonadherence rate is 31.0%. It don't work if they don't take it

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2798165?guestAccessKey=63c5425a-db9f-4a37-8fb2-83bce59c5805

"Despite the benefits of BP control, only 44% of US adults with hypertension have their SBP/DBP controlled to less than 140/90 mm Hg."

#MedMastodon #HTN

https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/module/2798165