Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
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Consultant Nephrologist and Hypertension Specialist, Palmerston North, NZ
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· Aug 30
Reduction of Antihypertensive Treatment in Nursing Home Residents | NEJM
Among older adults with frailty, evidence on the benefits and risks of discontinuing
antihypertensive drugs is limited. In a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial
conducted in France, we assign...
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Lack of validated blood pressure devices for use in pregnancy available from Australian pharmacies - Hypertension Research
Automatic blood pressure devices require additional accuracy validation for use in pregnancy. We found only four devices (4/54, 7%) were validated for pregnancy, which were more expensive than non-val...
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· Jul 19
Association of Scalloped Tongue with Blood Pressure Among Community-Dwelling Japanese: The Toon Health Study
AbstractBACKGROUND. In traditional East Asian medicine, scalloped tongue, characterized by dental indentations, indicates fluid retention and may be associ
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· Jul 19
Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· Jun 28
Cardiovascular and kidney outcomes of living kidney donors with preexisting hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractIntroduction. As the demand for living donor kidney transplantation increases, transplant programs have increasingly accepted hypertensive kidney d
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· Jun 8
Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· May 29
Add-On Treatment With Zilebesiran for Inadequately Controlled Hypertension
This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy and safety of zilebesiran vs placebo when added to a standard antihypertensive medication in adult patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· May 28
Prevalence and Mortality Trends of Hypertension Subtypes Among US Adults: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
AbstractBACKGROUND. Hypertension (HTN) has been demonstrated as one of the leading risk factors for development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD mor
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· May 17
A nationwide register-based cohort study examined the association between preeclampsia in mothers and the risk of kidney disease in their offspring.
Women with preeclampsia often deliver preterm (under37 weeks gestation). Preterm birth
is associated with an increased risk of offspring kidney disease, but whether preeclampsia
is independently assoc...
www.kidney-international.org
Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· May 8
Patient and Health Care Provider Perspectives on Showering for Patients With Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheters: A Survey Study
Patients on hemodialysis using a central venous catheter (CVC) are often advised not
to shower due to infection risk. This study assessed practices and attitudes of patients
and health care providers ...
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· May 8
Improved hypertension care requires measurement and management in health facilities, not mass screening
Improved hypertension control can save millions of lives, but mass hypertension screening,
a commonly used approach, is a barrier to progress. Although politically appealing,
mass screening diverts re...
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· May 6
A Multinational Cohort Study of Dialysis Initiation During Pregnancy
There are insufficient data to guide the initiation of dialysis in pregnancy, contributing
to wide variation in practice and uncertainty in the management of this high-risk
population. Our study aimed...
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Ankur Gupta
@parthankur.bsky.social
· May 4
Blood pressure control, hypertension phenotypes, and albuminuria: outcomes of the comprehensive Basel Postpartum Hypertension Registry - Hypertension Research
Hypertension Research - Blood pressure control, hypertension phenotypes, and albuminuria: outcomes of the comprehensive Basel Postpartum Hypertension Registry
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