Non-drug treatment of hypertension.

Drug treatment of hypertension.

Drug treatment of hypertension.

High blood pressure is a risk factor which has been shown in well documented studies to be significantly associated with excess morbidity and mortality. For example, the Framingham study (Kannel, Wolf, Verter, and McNamara, 1970) showed an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in initially asymptomatic persons whose initial pressures were 160/90 mm Hg or greater. The wort...

Drug treatment for portal hypertension.

Pharmacological treatment of portal hypertension has played an increasing clinical role in the past 20 years. In the setting of acute variceal bleeding, drug therapy should be considered the initial treatment of choice and can be administered as soon as possible; even during the transfer of the patient to hospital. Several recent trials have reported similar efficacy to emergency sclerotherapy,...

Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension.

This paper represents a compilation of the latest scientific research on the non-pharmacological management of hypertension to help practitioners manage this highly prevalent disease. In this regard, recent evidence suggests that nonpharmacological approaches--particularly weight reduction, salt restriction, moderation of alcohol consumption, reduction of cholesterol intake and exercise--may lo...

Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension.

Non-drug therapy of hypertension is needed more than ever but its application remains much below optimum. The greater need reflects the much larger population of asymptomatic people being identified as mildly hypertensive in whom, if non-drug therapy were even moderately effective, the pressures could be lowered to a level deemed safe without the need for pills. The need is heightened by the in...