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Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that a reduction of blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34% and of ischaemic heart disease by 21%.
For most people, recommendations are to reduce blood pressure to less than or equal to somewhere between 140/90 mmHg and 160/100 mmHg. [2] In general, for people with elevated blood pressure, attempting to achieve lower levels of blood pressure than the recommended 140/90 mmHg will create more harm than benefits, [3] in particular for older people. [4]
Research in March 2020 found no evidence to justify stopping these medications in people who take them for conditions such as high blood pressure. [5] [93] [94] [95] One study from April 2020 found that people with COVID-19 and hypertension had lower all-cause mortality when on these medications. [96]
At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure might be linked with worse outcomes for COVID-19 patients. Because of how the drugs work, it was feared ...
She had high blood pressure for more than 30 years and used multiple medications, tried to stay active and eat well. "They would try things, and it would have no effect at all," she said. "That's ...
Amlodipine, sold under the brand name Norvasc among others, is a calcium channel blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure, coronary artery disease (CAD) [10] and variant angina (also called Prinzmetal angina or coronary artery vasospasm, among other names). [11] It is taken orally (swallowed by mouth). [10]
Sleep is essential when managing or trying to ward off high blood pressure. A 2024 study linked getting too few hours of shut-eye with high blood pressure. However, some blood pressure medications ...
Telmisartan, sold under the brand name Micardis among others, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. [3] [6] It is a reasonable initial treatment for high blood pressure. [6] It is taken by mouth. [6] Common side effects include upper respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, and back pain. [6]