Patients taking a common diuretic to help lower blood pressure may be better off with a similarly effective but safer one, a new study suggests. Current guidelines recommend the drug chlorthalidone, ...

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common health issue, affecting nearly half of adults in the United States (48%). When an individual is diagnosed with high blood pressure, one of ...

Chlorthalidone therapy was effective at improving blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and stage IV chronic kidney disease (CKD), the CLICK study found. In a randomized trial of 160 ...

Diuretic drugs and stress counseling were found to be at least as effective as other remedies in helping patients stave off the fatal consequences of high blood pressure, two studies said Tuesday. One ...

Diuretics are used to treat several conditions in medicine including heart failure, high blood pressure, liver disease and some types of kidney disease. The use of some diuretics is also indicated in ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Blood pressure changes naturally but big swings strain your heart.Stress, diet, caffeine, smoking, and medications can cause spikes.Track your triggers and ...

If you have high blood pressure, medication may be an important part of the plan to keep you healthy. Also called antihypertensive medicines, these drugs can't cure high blood pressure but can help ...

Introduction: Near infrared spectroscopy allows non-invasive assessment of cerebral and systemic oxygen saturation on the management of congenital cardiac surgery. Objectives: To know the median ...