CardioExchange Archive

October 25th, 2010

Can Barbers Help Fight High Blood Pressure in Black Men?

Larry Husten, PHD

A very long time ago, barbers performed surgical procedures. Now, once again, barbers may have a role to play in the health care of their community. In the BARBER-1 trial, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Ronald Victor and colleagues compared two hypertension monitoring and referral programs based in 17 black-owned barbershops in Texas. Following […]

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October 4th, 2010

Consensus Statement Highlights Urgency of Treating Hypertension in Blacks

Larry Husten, PHD

Hypertension in blacks should be treated earlier and more aggressively, according to an update of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHB) consensus statement published in Hypertension. The update lowers the threshold for treatment and recommends that: Lifestyle changes be initiated in African-Americans when blood pressure is at or above 115/75 mm Hg. Drug therapy be […]

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August 30th, 2010

Study Finds African-Americans at Increased Risk for Stent Thrombosis

Larry Husten, PHD

African-Americans are nearly three times more likely than other races to develop stent thrombosis after receiving a drug-eluting stent, according to a new study appearing in Circulation. Ron Waksman and colleagues analyzed data from a large, single-center registry of 7,236 patients who received a DES and found that African-American race was the single strongest predictor […]

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