Obesity influences BP responses to antihypertensive medications: Study Medha Baranwal25 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Despite greater prescription of antihypertensive medications in obese hypertensives, attained on-treatment blood pressure (BP) is higher in them...
Hypertension in elderly: Maximizing single drug is more sustainable than adding new drugs, finds study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal12 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe SPRINT trial and others have endorsed the intensification of medications in hypertensive adults. In an observational study on veterans aged 65...
An additional antihypertensive or more of the same for better control of BP in elderly? Hina Zahid7 Oct 2021 9:41 PM ISTWhat should be done if patients have blood pressure that's still too high even though they take medicine to control it.Should we increase the dose of...
High BP at night linked to increased Alzheimer's disease risk: Study Hina Zahid10 Feb 2021 9:15 AM ISTHigher blood pressure at night than in daytime may be a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in older men. This is suggested by a new study from...
Blood pressure drugs don't carry cancer risk: Study Dr Kartikeya Kohli27 Dec 2020 8:45 PM ISTThe risk of cancer from antihypertensive drugs has been much debated for more than 40 years, with inconsistent or conflicting findings. Recent study...
Polypill plus aspirin may reduce CVD events by 31%: NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Nov 2020 3:00 PM ISTDALLAS -- Researchers have found in a large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that a single, daily pill combining blood pressure and cholesterol...
BPLTTC: Using Antihypertensive agents as risk modifiers for prevention of CV events irrespective of baseline criteria: Scope of Amlodipine Dr. Prem Aggarwal13 Oct 2020 12:17 PM ISTHypertension, a prominent cause of premature mortality, affects ~1.13 billion people worldwide, though blood pressure (BP) control rates remain dismal...
Amlodipine has lower gout risk compared to other antihypertensives: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2020 9:15 AM ISTGout is a common complication of blood pressure management and a frequently cited cause of medication nonadherence. Some blood pressure-lowering drugs...
No shortage of essential drugs, other medical products in Kashmir: DFCO Medical Dialogues Bureau4 Sept 2019 9:15 AM ISTThe officials said that major companies operating in the valley are providing regular supplies of almost all categories of drugs including...
