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61. Final Research Plan: Screening for Glaucoma | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 13, 2021 - What are the effects of screening for open-angle glaucoma versus no screening on a) intraocular pressure … What are the effects of referral to an eye health provider versus no referral on a) intraocular pressure … treatments (latanoprostene bunod and netarsudil) versus older medical treatments on a) intraocular pressure … What is the association between changes in intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or … nerve fiber layer changes, with or without associated visual field changes or elevated intraocular pressure

62. Final Research Plan: Screening for Primary-Angle Glaucoma | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 13, 2021 - What are the effects of screening for open-angle glaucoma versus no screening on a) intraocular pressure … What are the effects of referral to an eye health provider versus no referral on a) intraocular pressure … treatments (latanoprostene bunod and netarsudil) versus older medical treatments on a) intraocular pressure … What is the association between changes in intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or … nerve fiber layer changes, with or without associated visual field changes or elevated intraocular pressure

63. Final Research Plan: Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 04, 2020 - What are the effects of screening for open-angle glaucoma versus no screening on a) intraocular pressure … What are the effects of referral to an eye health provider versus no referral on a) intraocular pressure … treatments (latanoprostene bunod and netarsudil) versus older medical treatments on a) intraocular pressure … What is the association between changes in intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or … nerve fiber layer changes, with or without associated visual field changes or elevated intraocular pressure

64. Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 13, 2015 - Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults Share to Facebook … Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for high blood pressure … recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to /uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening

65. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 15, 2022 - outcomes (ie, apnea-hypopnea index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale score, and blood pressure) in populations … focused on the benefit of positive airway pressure for reducing blood pressure outcomes. … third review of positive airway pressure was limited to populations with resistant hypertension (23 … (−5.06 mm Hg [95% CI, −7.98 to 2.13 mm Hg]; I 2 = 84%) and mean 24-hour diastolic blood pressure ( … The pooled estimates in AHI reduction favoring positive airway pressure were generally consistent.

66. Draft Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 17, 2020 - How effective is treatment with positive airway pressure or mandibular advancement devices for improving … intermediate outcomes (i.e., the apnea-hypopnea index or blood pressure) in persons with OSA, including … How effective is treatment with positive airway pressure or mandibular advancement devices for improving … What are the harms associated with treatment of OSA with positive airway pressure or mandibular advancement … Abbreviations: AHI=apnea-hypopnea index; BMI=body mass index; CPAP=continuous positive airway pressure

67. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2021 - Treatment A positive airway pressure device, which uses compressed air to maintain the airway, is the … outcomes (ie, apnea-hypopnea index and blood pressure) and health outcomes (ie, quality of life) in … • Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure or mandibular advancement devices can improve … intermediate outcomes (ie, apnea-hypopnea index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale score, and blood pressure) … on the benefit of positive airway pressure for reducing blood pressure outcomes.

68. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Hypertension in Adults (pdf file)
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    July 20, 2020 - for Hypertension in Adults Task Force recommends that clinicians screen all adults for high blood pressure … Learn more here Hypertension is when a person has repeatedly high blood pressure measurements over … When someone’s blood pressure is high at their doctor’s office, they should talk with their doctor to … determine if they should have their blood pressure re-checked in settings outside of the office. … “It's important for clinicians to determine whether someone only has high blood pressure readings in

69. Evidence Summary: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 19, 2023 - One trial (n = 2521) evaluated home blood pressure measurement as a supplement to usual care; 3 trials … One additional trial (n = 80) only addressed the comparative harms of home blood pressure measurement … Home blood pressure measurement added to prenatal care visits was not associated with earlier diagnosis … Although home blood pressure measurement and self-measurement have been used as part of management of … Antenatal home blood pressure monitoring: a pilot randomised controlled trial. 

70. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors (pdf file)
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    July 03, 2018 - factors are associated w ith higher risk for CVD events, including older age, male sex, high blood pressure … Screening Tests ABI is the ratio of the systolic blood pressure at the ankle (measuring the pressure … proximal to the dorsalis pedis or posterior tibial artery) to the systolic blood pressure at the brachial … are usually treated w ith a combination of diet and exercise modif ications, statins, aspirin, blood pressure … made recommendations on many factors related to CVD prevention, including screening for high blood pressure

71. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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    April 12, 2017 - diagnosis of preeclampsia or hypertension Recommendation Screen for preeclampsia with blood pressure … Screening Tests Blood pressure measurements are routinely used to screen for preeclampsia. … The patient’s blood pressure should be measured while she is relaxed, quiet, and in a sitting position … If the patient’s upper arm circumference is ≥33 cm, a large blood pressure cuff should be used. … Screening Interval Blood pressure measurements should be obtained during each prenatal care visit throughout

72. Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 18, 2020 - Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Screening for High Blood Pressure … comments on a draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review on screening for high blood pressure

73. Final Research Plan: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 01, 2018 - Final Research Plan: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents Share … Preventive Services Task Force posted today a final research plan on screening for high blood pressure

74. Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 10, 2020 - Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents … Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for high blood pressure

75. Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2013 - and specificity of initial elevated blood pressure for persistent elevation of blood pressure were … Systolic blood pressure in childhood predicts hyperten­ with elevated blood pressure on car­ diovascular … Normal blood pressure and the evaluation of sustained blood pressure elevation in childhood: the Muscatine … Intervention study in high school students with elevated blood pressures. … pressure.

76. Clinical Summary: Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index (pdf file)
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    July 03, 2018 - Risk Assessment Major risk factors for PAD include older age, diabetes, current smoking, high blood pressure … ABI is calculated as the systolic blood pressure obtained at the ankle divided by the systolic blood … pressure obtained at the brachial artery w hile the patient is lying dow n. … to prevent CVD events include smoking cessation, low ering cholesterol levels, managing high blood pressure … made recommendations on many factors related to CVD prevention, including screening for high blood pressure

77. Draft Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity and Glaucoma in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 13, 2020 - What are the effects of referral to an eye health provider vs. no referral on a) intraocular pressure … the effects of medical therapies for open-angle glaucoma vs. placebo or no therapy on a) intraocular pressure … What is the association between changes in intraocular pressure, visual field loss, visual acuity, or … impairment, quality of life, or function, and what is the association between changes in intraocular pressure … nerve fiber layer changes, with or without associated visual field changes or elevated intraocular pressure

78. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2023 - B Grade Pregnant persons: Screen for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with blood pressure measurements … • Blood pressure measurements should be obtained during each prenatal care visit throughout pregnancy … If a patient has an elevated blood pressure reading, the reading should be confirmed with repeated … preeclampsia at hospital discharge and for patients with hypertensive disorders to have subsequent blood pressure … preeclampsia and eclampsia • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information about high blood pressure

79. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Hypertension in Adults (pdf file)
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    April 27, 2021 - Hypertension is when a person’s blood pressure is consistently elevated in various settings. … provider about whether to have their blood pressure re-checked in other settings. … while in the doctor's office, or if their blood pressure remains high in other settings over time. … “Screening for high blood pressure should first be done by a clinician during an office visit using a … blood pressure cuff on the upper arm,” says Task Force member Michael J.

80. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues New Recommendation: Task Force Recommends Against Use of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Primary Hypertension in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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    October 07, 2013 - High blood pressure in children and teens has increased in recent years, in part due to the rise in … Decreasing childhood obesity is an important way to prevent high blood pressure in children. … The Task Force found that there is not enough solid evidence to recommend screening for high blood pressure … Very little research has been done on the effectiveness and safety of blood pressure medications when … “We don’t know if lowering blood pressure in youth leads to improved cardiovascular health in adulthood