London, UK A retrospective study of cancer rates in the 5-year Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension 2 (STOP-Hypertension-2) has shown no link between antihypertensive therapy and the risk ...

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?

44.7 percent of angiotensin receptor blocker initiators were continuously persistent to original drug class at three years.

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 ...

Tryvio TM (aprocitentan) is now available for the treatment of hypertension in combination with other antihypertensive drugs, to lower blood pressure (BP) in adult patients who are not adequately ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Orchestra BioMed (NASDAQ:OBIO) traded higher on Friday after the company announced an FDA-approved protocol update that is set to expand its BACKBEAT study, which evaluates its lead asset AVIM therapy ...