Sodium reduction and weight loss in the treatment of hypertension in older persons: a randomized controlled trial of nonpharmacologic interventions in the elderly (TONE)

Article Abstract:

Reduced sodium intake and weight loss may be effective treatments for hypertension in elderly patients who do not want to take drugs. Researchers randomly assigned 585 obese elderly men and women to reduced sodium intake, weight loss, both or neither and 390 non-obese men and women to reduced sodium intake or no treatment. In the obese patients, reduced sodium intake or weight loss were effective in reducing blood pressure singly and even more so when combined. Reduced sodium intake was also effective in the non-obese patients.

Care and treatment, Aged, Elderly, Hypertension, Weight loss, Salt-free diet, Sodium restricted diet

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Outcomes in hypertensive black and nonblack patients treated with chlorthalidone, amlodipine, and lisinopril

Article Abstract:

A report determines whether an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or calcium channel blockers (CCB) is superior to a thiazide-type diuretic in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence in racial subgroups. While the improved outcomes with chlorthalidone were more pronounced for some outcomes in African Americans than in Americans, thiazide-type diureti remain the drugs of choice for initial therapy of hypertension in both these hypertenve patients.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Calcium Antagonists, Cardiovascular diseases, African Americans, Drug therapy, ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, Calcium channel blockers

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Trends in blood pressure among children and adolescents

Article Abstract:

The examination of trends in systolic and diastolic blood pressure among children and adolescents is discussed. It is concluded that due to overweight there is increase in blood pressure among children and adolscents.

Children, Youth, Measurement, Teenagers, Blood pressure

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