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15 maj 2024 · According to recommendations from the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure, calcium channel blockers are a recommended choice for initial management of hypertension, either as monotherapy or as part of antihypertensive co...
8 gru 2023 · A new study assessed three popular antihypertensive treatments and found that one type of blood pressure medication may have an increased risk for stroke.
In a meta-analysis of 354 trials (N≈56 000), 20 half-standard dosages of one, two or three antihypertensive drugs led to systolic BP reductions of 6.7 mm Hg, 13.3 mm Hg and 19.9 mm Hg, respectively, from a pretreatment systolic/diastolic BP of 150/90 mm Hg.
29 wrz 2008 · In postmenopausal women, calcium plus vitamin D3 supplementation did not reduce either blood pressure or the risk of developing hypertension over 7 years of follow-up. The role of calcium in the prevention and treatment of hypertension is controversial, despite decades of study.
Combining this recent finding with available data associating calcium supplementation with cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality, we call on the need for an evidence-based approach to calcium supplementation, while stressing on the safety of dietary calcium intake over the former on cardiovascular health.
28 maj 2014 · Abstract. This paper summarizes the pharmacological properties of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), their established therapeutic uses for cardiovascular disorders and the current improvement of their clinical effects through drug combinations.
