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Hypertension in Women and Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)
Women taking Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) or Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs =( NSAID = diclofenac, naproxen and ibuprofen etc... ) may see high blood pressure even after infrequent use! The risk may be up to 200% after 22 days/month of paracetamol.
Source = Arch Internal Med 2002;162:2204-2208
By treating your hypertension, you reduce your risk of developing cognitive impairment.
Significantly less dementia by 55% can be obtained by any antihypertensive drug.
But using calcium channel blockers could be more effective in preventing dementia.
Source = Arch Intern Med 2002;162:2046-2052,2090-2096
Simvastatin, a lipid lowering agent, may decrease hypertension in some rats.
Source = Hypertension 2002;40:142-147
Hemodialysis patients may exercise during dialysisto lower their antihypertensive drugs.
This exercise is safe and can reduce blood pressure medication use.
Source = Am J Kidney Dis 2002;39:828-833
Treprostinil given subcutaneously can safely treat pulmonay hypertension.
Source = Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002;165:800-804
Blood pressure inversely associated to headache.Higher the blood pressure, less the non-igrainous headache.
Source = J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2002 ;72 :463-466
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension related to sleep apnea in men.
Source = Ophthalmology 2002 ;109 :482-485
Regular exercise reduces blood pressure more than salt & alcohol consumption reduction. Everybody 20-30 minutes exercise daily !
Source = Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(7):493-503
Heavy drinkers : cut your alcohol intake in half for just 3 weeks and lower imediately your blood pressure and heart rate.Moderate drinkers, keep on.
Source = Am J Hypertens 2002;15:125-129.
Atorvastatin 80 mg per day (an intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy) lowers blood pressure and large arterry stiffness.
Source = J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:1020-1025
The best way to measure your blood pressure is at home by yourself or an aid.Home Blood Pressure Monitoring:Better than Office Measurement or Ambulatory Monitoring.
Source = Am J Hypertens 2002;15:101-104.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) may be an early marker of coronary artery disease since it is found associated with high blood pressure, dyslipemia, triglyceride and LDL cholesterol.
Source = Eur Heart J 2002;23:376-383.
The calcium channel blocker amlodipine : better small artery structure and endothelial function. Atenolol, a betablocker, no effect.
Source = Am J Hypertens 2002;15:105-110.
In hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy, less mortality and morbidity if treated by Losartan than Atenolol even when they both lower hypertension equally. 25% reduction in stroke, type II diabetes 39% in mortality.
Source = Lancet 2002;359:995-1010