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Angiotensin II antagonists are found to be an effective treatment for hypertension, with 69% of patients successfully taking one dose each day. Angiotensin II antagonists have few side effects although long term studies have not yet been completed. A few patients suffered from mild headaches and 3% developed a cough. Some 5.8% of all worldwide deaths are caused by hypertension and it increases the risk of people suffering from heart failure and stokes. Hypertensive patients are often symptomless therefore persuading them to keep taking medication can be a problem.

Effective treatment of hypertension requires a thorough knowledge of antihypertensives. Stage one hypertension calls for the use of diuretics or beta blockers. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers or alpha blockers are used if there is no response to diuretics or beta blockers. The second line of defense against hypertension is the use of more powerful drugs such as centrally-acting alpha-agonists, peripheral-acting adrenergic antagonists, direct-acting vasodilators and angiotensin III receptor antagonists., Staying current with the seemingly endless list of antihypertensive drugs can be a daunting task. Our overview will help make sense of it all. As many as 50 million Americans [...]

A study was conducted to determine the health benefits of running relevant to lowering of drugs for hypertension, LDL-cholesterol and diabetes. Results showed that vigorous exercise helps control the above mentioned conditions and helps in healthy living.

Lifestyle changes, such as a healthy diet and increased exercise, are important for everyone either with, or looking to prevent raised blood pressure. Antihypertensives will be recommended for a sustained [...]

Professor Steve Bain and Dr Ashish Samat describe effective control of BP in patients with diabetes. Hypertension is twice as common in patients with diabetes as in age- and obesity-matched [...]

Gosse P, Sheridan DJ, Zannad et al. Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients treated with indapamide SR 1.5mg versus enalapril 20 mg: the LIVE study. J Hypertens 2000; [...]

Should most hypertensive patients receive combination drugs as first-line therapy? YES Most hypertensive patients would benefit greatly from first-line treatment with combination drugs. Hypertension is a multifactorial disease, and as [...]

Cancer, like polio and tuberculosis, is discussed in terms of being conquered one day. The same cannot be said for hypertension. The endgame for hypertension management is just that, management. [...]

Snowmass, Colo. -- Oft-heard claims that some antihypertensive agents possess blood pressure-independent cardioprotective effects don't hold up to scrutiny, Dr. Robert A. Vogel said at a conference sponsored by the [...]

Source: Staeesen JA, et al. JAMA. 2004;291:955-964. A NOT-INSUBSTANTIAL MINORITY OF persons carrying a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN) actually have stress-induced transient episodes of HTN in clinicians' offices, which we [...]

Labetalol hydrochloride is a nonselective B-adrenergic blocking agent with selective al- adrenergic blocking properties that is used to treat severe hypertension. Labetalol is commercially available from Schering as Normodyne, and [...]