Every year, new national hypertension guidelines and protocols are released, which tend to complicate the clinician's work, but now the Canadians have demonstrated the efficacy of a step-up algorithm ...

This article was originally published in Spanish on Medscape. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Simplified methods for measuring blood pressure that are based on two or even one single measurement instead of ...

New hypertension guidelines from the European Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Cardiology were released in Milan today at the European Meeting on Hypertension & Cardiovascular ...

A simplified, step-care protocol for treating high blood pressure was more effective than guidelines-based practice in helping people reduce their blood pressure, according to new clinical trial ...

Simplified blood pressure (BP) screening approaches appear to be reliable for diagnosing hypertension without missing many cases, according to a study published online April 1 in PLOS Medicine.

Taking one pill that combines two or more blood pressure medications may help adults with high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) lower their blood pressure level faster and more effectively ...

(Boston)--High blood pressure (hypertension) is the leading cause of death in the world affecting more than 1.4 billion people and accounting for more than 28,000 deaths each day. Today, the ...

Diagnosis of hypertension in adolescents is complicated because blood pressure values vary with age, gender and height. How can we simplify the diagnostic criteria for hypertension in adolescents? In ...

Factors affecting adherence to treatment regimens include among others the complexity of regimen and the side effects of medications. 1 Consequently, long-acting agents that can be given once daily, ...