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Lisinopril is a medication belonging to the drug class of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), heart failure, and heart attacks. [7] For high blood pressure it is usually a first-line treatment. It is also used to prevent kidney problems in people with diabetes mellitus. [7]
As of 2018, the best available evidence favors low-dose thiazide diuretics as the first-line treatment of choice for high blood pressure when drugs are necessary. [5] Although clinical evidence shows calcium channel blockers and thiazide-type diuretics are preferred first-line treatments for most people (from both efficacy and cost points of ...
Lisinopril/amlodipine, sold under the brand name Lisonorm among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure. [1] It is a combination of lisinopril an ACE inhibitor with amlodipine a calcium channel blocker. [1] It may be used when blood pressure is not well controlled with each of the two agents alone. [4] It is taken by mouth. [1]
Pregnancy may be a stress test for the heart, with high blood pressure revealing a woman’s pre-existing predisposition for a heart attack or stroke years later.
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are a class of medication used primarily for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure. [1] [2] This class of medicine works by causing relaxation of blood vessels as well as a decrease in blood volume, which leads to lower blood pressure and decreased oxygen demand from the heart.
A 2024 study linked getting too few hours of shut-eye with high blood pressure. However, some blood pressure medications have a side effect of making you feel sleepy during the day, regardless of ...
Searches for birth control doubled between Nov. 2 and two days after the election and groups like Aid Access, which connects people to mail-order abortion pills, experienced a 16-fold increase in ...
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