Dear E.S.: Valsartan, which is in the class of blood pressure medicines called the angiotensin receptor blockers, typically does increase blood potassium levels, so 5.5 mmol/L is not an uncommon level ...

I am a 70-year-old male who is 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds. Other than having high blood pressure, I am healthy, eat a Mediterranean-style diet and exercise most days. Since 2021, I ...

I am a 10-year-old male who is a 6 feet, 3 inches tall male and weigh 190 pounds. Other than having high blood pressure, I am healthy, eat ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the antihypertensive efficacy and tolerability of the calcium channel antagonist amlodipine besylate versus the angiotensin II type 1 receptor ...

but the benefit is unclear Spironolactone is also an ideal add-on agent American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association classification of heart failure. ACE-I = Angiotensin converting ...

In this review, we propose an approach that involves routine assessment of microvascular function in all patients shown to have NOCAD, aimed at establishing diagnoses in the majority and allowing ...