6, 2024 — Doctors recommend making fruits and vegetables a foundational part of the treatment of patients with hypertension. Diets high in fruits and vegetables are found to lower blood pressure ...
Treatment of systolic hypertension in the elderly should be based on nonpharmacological measures and medical therapy if the systolic hypertension cannot be controlled by conservative therapy alone.
In the SHEP trial, treatment of isolated systolic hypertension with chlorthalidone stepped-care therapy for 4.5 years was associated with a longer life expectancy at 22 years of follow-up.
We report the prevalence and determinants of hypertension, detection, treatment and control rates among adults in major cities in Cameroon. Design Cross-sectional study. Settings Community-based ...