NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR HYPERTENSION

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...

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...

[The non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension].

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension in dialysis patients

Hypertension is very common in dialysis patients. The most important cause of hypertension is hypervolemia. Fluid restriction and volume management with standard hemodialysis are effective strategies to achieve dry weight and blood pressure control without use of antihypertensive drugs. If the captopril test is positive, a renin-angiotensin system blocker should be started. The pre-dialysis blo...

[Adherence to pharmacological and non pharmacological treatment for arterial hypertension and associated factors in primary care].

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 385 hypertensive patients between 20 and 79 years of age in a family health unit in Londrina, State of Parana, Brazil, to determine the adherence to pharmacological and non pharmacological treatment for arterial hypertension in primary healthcare and identify associated factors. The adherence to pharmacological treatment was 59%. Regular physical activ...