Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

A family‐centered, developmentally supportive care model for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence. Credit: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.036214 A

Evening vs. morning dosing of blood pressure medication: No differences seen

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In two trials, one in frail elderly patients, evening administration of BP-lowering medications had no clinical benefits over morning administration, according to late-breaking research presented in

Cold weather may pose challenges to treating high blood pressure

Blood pressure among patients diagnosed with hypertension appeared to slightly increase and rates of systolic, or top number, blood pressure being controlled during an outpatient visit appeared to slightly decrease