High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a widespread health problem that affects about one in ten adults worldwide. If left untreated, it can lead to serious issues like heart attacks and ...
Current international hypertension guidelines suggest that various medications to lower blood pressure be combined, but most of those guidelines are based on studies done in Western populations.
A new study by researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine has uncovered how prolonged use of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors – commonly prescribed for high blood ...