Wing and colleagues [1] compared the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors with the effect of diuretics in 6083 patients with hypertension who were between the ages of 65 and 84 ...

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Hypertension, commonly called high blood pressure, is one of the most widespread chronic conditions worldwide. It often develops without noticeable symptoms, yet it significantly increases the risk of ...

In the largest high blood pressure drug study ever conducted, Houston researchers found that the least expensive therapy is also the most effective in preventing heart attacks. The study, to be ...

Nitin Khosla, MD, and colleagues at Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois), reviewed 2000 charts from patients referred to the University's Hypertension/Clinical Research Center. All of ...

The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)12 was a randomized controlled study of 45,000 persons with hypertension (BP >140/90) and one additional risk ...

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common health issue, affecting nearly half of adults in the United States (48%). When an individual is diagnosed with high blood pressure, one of ...