A new study found no link between deprescribing antihypertensive medications and a higher risk of hospitalization for stroke and myocardial infarction in long-term care residents living in Veterans ...

Progressive discontinuation of antihypertensive medications did not lower risk for mortality compared with usual care among ...

Adding the novel medication baxdrostat to standard care may help manage high blood pressure and delay the progression of kidney disease in people with chronic kidney disease and uncontrolled high ...

• Blood pressure-lowering medications lower the chance of death and probably reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with hypertension (high blood pressure) 60 years of age or older. • There may be ...

Deprescribing antihypertensive medications is associated with a 12% lower likelihood of cognitive decline in older nursing home residents, a new study suggests. The association was strongest among ...

In two trials, one in frail elderly patients, evening administration of blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications had no clinical benefits over morning administration, according to late-breaking ...

Taking patients off antihypertensive medications or lowering their doses didn’t have a negative impact on the functional status of long-term care residents, a study published on Jan. 3 in the Journal ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common complication of obesity, plays an important role in the development of hypertension. Mechanisms include intermittent hypoxia, oxidative stress, increased ...