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How important is arm position when measuring blood pressure? A study by Johns Hopkins Children's Center faculty Tammy Brady finds certain positions can significantly overestimate readings, which could lead to false diagnosis of hypertension. bit.ly/4eRvYIH

A new study finds that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor's office — can result in readings "markedly higher" than when your arm is in the recommended position. Here’s the latest: cnn.it/4eBn42c

~~ToDaY~~ Please join Dr Anastasia Mihailidou FAHA FCSANZ FESC for a #HypHIP Live Author Chat with Eileen Kaur and Kuni Matsushita October 8, 20:30 UTC Arm Size Coverage of Popular Over-the-Counter Blood Pressure Devices and Implications in U.S. Adults ahajrnls.org/3XQAr7p

Please join us starting in 3 mins⏳!!

1/2 Welcome & congratulations Eileen Kaur Kuni Matsushita for our AHA Science Hypertension #HypHIP #LiveChat 👏👏 I am Dr Anastasia Mihailidou FAHA FCSANZ FESC from Northern Sydney Local Health District Kolling Institute Macquarie University A joy for me to be hosting you not only for your interesting research but also your journey

Kuni Matsushita Eileen Kaur Hypertension Hypertension #HYPHIP Kuni Matsushita your experience is very much the norm unfortunately to say as I found the same with a survey of medical & nursing students at my institution. Curious to hear whether Eileen Kaur learnt to measure #BloodPressure measurement

👫 w/ PAD have a 1.5-2x higher risk of incident end-stage kidney disease and chronic kidney disease. The 25-year cumulative incidence for ESKD is ∼10% in symptomatic PAD and asymptomatic PAD vs. 4-5% in no PAD 🔗atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-… European Atherosclerosis Society Elsevier Cardiology #EASSoMe

Here is a sneak peek at the Main Events AHA Science #AHA24 in Chicago Nov 16-18. Looking forward to GoRedforWomen and Wenger awards! Amit Khera Jo Chikwe Abdulla A. Damluji, MD, PhD Viet Le DMSc PA-C FACC FAHA HF-Cert Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN Rohan Khera Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @billycaceres_ Jennifer H. Mieres, MD , FACC, MASNC, FAHA Stacey Rosen, M.D. nancyatheart

Mark your calendars! 📢 Dr. Ziang Xiao will present at Welch Center Grand Rounds on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 12:10 to 1:15 p.m. Join us to learn about “AI4SocialScience: Designing AI to Understand Humans.” #AI #socialscience #WelchWOW #artificialintelligence

Congratulations to Bige Ozkan on this article from our AHA Science SFRN, examining the relationship of adipokines with different longitudinal trajectories of metabolic health Liz Selvin Erin D. Michos, M.D. Christie Ballantyne Kuni Matsushita @JoeCoresh JHU Welch Center

Inflammatory Markers & Calcification of Coronaries, Aorta & Valves: Findings from Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study - led by ⁦Vennela Avula⁩ ⁦Kuni Matsushita⁩ ⁦Michael J. Blaha⁩ ⁦JHU Welch Center⁩ ⁦Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center⁩ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New #hchssol study ➡️🚶physical activity fragmentation, indicator of how frequently activity transitions to sedentary ➡️activity fragmentation associated with mortality beyond total activity sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Hot off the press! A new #ARIC study led by Yejin Mok on mid-life physical activity 🚶‍♀️ and late-life vascular calcification 🫀 👉U-shaped association with coronary calc. 👉Most robust assoc. with descending aorta (⬆️activity▶️calc⬇️) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A novel diet score, representing its inflammatory potential, was associated with a higher risk of developing CKD. Reducing consumption of pro-inflammatory diet may be a strategy to prevent CKD. bit.ly/CJASN0635 #ASNCJASN @JohnsHopkinsEpi JHU Welch Center Kuni Matsushita

Hot off the press! Our new paper on health financing interventions and #hypertension control. Unique paper with brief narrative review, our conceptual framework, and assessment of our framework in hypothetical scenarios. Resolve to Save Lives Johns Hopkins Epidemiology journals.lww.com/jhypertension/…

Hot off the press! A new ARIC study led by Yejin Mok exploring risk factors of developing varicose #vein In addition to known factors (female, taller height, obesity), cardiac markers and heart failure associated with varicose veins sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A new study led by Yejin Mok on lifetime risk of self-reported physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis (OA) in 🇺🇸 Overall ~50% of the population estimated to have OA during their lifetime. Highest in White women (66%), followed by Black and Hispanic women. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Honor to be a part of this new review, Cardiovascular disease #CVD in chronic kidney disease #CKD 👉diagnosis of CKD 👉CVD risk prediction in CKD 👉pathophysiology 👉 management of 🫀CVD in patients with CKD European Society of Cardiology Journals EHJ Editor-in-Chief academic.oup.com/eurheartj/arti…

New review: disruption to #diabetes and #hypertension care during the pandemic Reported disrupted domains: 👩‍⚕️workforce, 💊supply, 🧑‍🦱 patient perceptions Interventions: #telehealth and mental health care of #healthcare workers PAHO/WHO World Bank rdcu.be/elpe9