Overcoming clinical inertia around starting and intensifying antihypertensive drugs is key, a researcher says.

We studied patterns of utilization of diuretics in a non- diabetic hypertensive veteran population with an emphasis on drug regimens consisting of two or more drugs. More than one third of all ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lifetime risk for hypertension is up to 90% among U.S. adults. Updated guidelines and a pipeline of novel drugs ...

In treating hypertension to blood pressure goal levels, undue orthostatic hypotension sometimes occurs. Is there an agent or class of antihypertensive agents more or less likely to cause this effect?

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common complication of obesity, plays an important role in the development of hypertension. Mechanisms include intermittent hypoxia, oxidative stress, increased ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is the most common liver disease in the world, affecting about one third of the adult population. This disorder is characterized by the ...

LOS ANGELES -- Use of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) was linked to a lower risk of epilepsy after an acute ischemic stroke, according to an observational study. Among hypertensive patients, ARB ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is limited evidence on the risks and benefits of discontinuing antihypertensive medications in older ...

Guidelines emphasize single-pill combinations and deprescribing strategies to combat polypharmacy and hyperpolypharmacy in ...