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The latest information on high blood pressure — summaries and comments on antihypertensives, atherosclerosis, secondary hypertension, and more — drawn from across our primary care and specialty care areas. Sign up now for monthly e-mail alerts on new content.

How Low Should We Go (with BP and Cholesterol in Diabetic Patients)?

Lower might be better, but more clinical data are needed.

Which Came First — Kidney Dysfunction or Hypertension?

Renal dysfunction could have an etiologic role in essential hypertension, at least in some people.

Should We Treat Hypertension in Very Old People?

In the HYVET, relatively healthy octogenarians benefited from antihypertensive therapy.

Are Antihypertensive Drugs Neuroprotective in Parkinson Disease?

  • Neurology
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A large case-control study suggests that calcium channel blockers are the only antihypertensives that reduce the risk for Parkinson disease.

Is It Too Late to Have a Drink?

  • Cardiology
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Individuals who began consuming alcohol in middle age had no increased mortality risk and had lower rates of cardiovascular events than did persistent nondrinkers.

Aggressive Treatment of High LDL Levels and Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes

Three-year results from SANDS supply much-needed information but no definitive answer to the question of how low to set targets in primary prevention of CVD.

Effects of Statins and ACE Inhibitors in CAP and Influenza

An analysis of VA data indicates that, at least in men, statin or ACE inhibitor use is associated with decreased mortality from community-acquired pneumonia or influenza.

You’re Never Too Old to Start Treatment for Hypertension

  • Cardiology
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Findings from a randomized trial suggest that antihypertensive therapy lowers risk not only for stroke, but also for death from any cause.

Pioglitazone vs. Glimepiride for Atherosclerosis in Diabetes

  • Cardiology
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Pioglitazone comes out on top in this randomized trial, but we still need outcomes data.

"Do I Have to Take Off My Shirt?"

Reading blood pressure on a sleeved arm might be fine, but one expert urges caution.

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