Aortic aneurysms — dangerous bulges in the body’s main artery, the aorta — are becoming increasingly common as more people ...

Treatment of hypertension (HTN ... Thiazides are widely used as first-line therapy for hypertension. In patients with HF, the more potent loop diuretics are preferred. Furthermore, in HF patients ...

As a general rule, β-blockers should not be used as first-line treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension due to unfavorable effect on endocrine metabolism. [31] However ...

Recently approved medications for resistant hypertension, uncomplicated UTIs and menopausal hot flashes show potential as ...

Improved hypertension control can save millions of lives, but mass hypertension screening, a commonly used approach, is a barrier to progress. Although politically appealing, mass screening diverts ...

Lorundrostat, a selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor, significantly reduced 24-hour systolic blood pressure in individuals with uncontrolled and treatment-resistant hypertension, according to ...

Alpha blockers are considered second line therapy in the treatment of hypertension, and thus are only used if first line therapy fails. Alpha blockers are also used to treat the urinary symptoms ...

Investigators have discovered a new pathway that may lead to a treatment for high blood pressure and aortic aneurysms. By creating a new laboratory model for studying these conditions, the team ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH ... avoid compromising their chances of benefiting from effective treatment. This is the first time in the field of PAH treatment trials that an interim ...