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Pharmacists need to consider the accuracy of automated blood pressure (BP) devices. However, Picone et al. reported that pharmacists had low awareness regarding the accuracy of automated BP devices. We agreed their suggestion that education of pharmacists and advocacy for policies are required to ensure that pharmacists sell only validated BP devices as they are primary providers of BP devices.
Baseline conditions- Blacks/Males ingesting a “Typical American Diet” exhibited lower urinary tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels than Whites/Females, likely contributing to higher Na+ - K+ -2Cl- cotransporter type 2 (NKCC2) activity as previously suggested for Black vs White individuals. Higher urinary TNF-α in Females may be required to suppress inherently higher NKCC2 activity to maintain homeostasis. After randomization- Urinary TNF-α increased only for those on the high sodium & control diet, an effect which appeared to be attenuated for those on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.