High Blood Pressure

Acetaminophen Increases BP

A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial concluded that regular daily intake of 4 g acetaminophen increases systolic blood pressure (BP) in…

5 years ago

Certain BP Medications May Prevent Dementia

A secondary analysis of a randomized blood pressure (BP) intervention trial suggested that certain BP medications could be used to…

5 years ago

Intensive BP Control Beneficial in Chinese Population

A Chinese multicenter, randomized, controlled trial concluded that intensive treatment with a systolic blood-pressure (SBP) target of 110 to less…

5 years ago

ARBs May Be Safer Than ACE Inhibitors

A retrospective, new-user comparative cohort study revealed that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) do not differ statistically significantly in effectiveness at…

5 years ago

Medication May Be Offered for Mild High Blood Pressure

Both a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and an individual participant-level data meta-analysis support that pharmacological blood pressure…

5 years ago

Personalized Exercise Prescription for High Blood Pressure

The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and the ESC Council on Hypertension have proposed that type of exercise can…

6 years ago

Conservative Management Safer for Inpatient High BP

A US cohort study suggested that in the absence of evidence of end-organ damage, conservative management of inpatient high blood…

6 years ago

Intensive BP Treatment Lowers Risk for Orthostatic Hypotension

A systematic review suggested that Intensive blood pressure (BP)-lowering treatment decreases risk for orthostatic hypotension (OH). OH, before or in…

6 years ago

Taking BP-lowering Drugs at Night Beneficial

A multicenter, controlled, prospective endpoint trial confirmed that routinely taking blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications at bedtime, as opposed to upon…

6 years ago

Bedtime BP-lowering Medications Work Better

A Spanish multicenter, controlled, prospective endpoint trial suggested that routinely taking blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications at bedtime, as opposed to…

7 years ago

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