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Join in on interesting and helpful discussions in our vibrant online community. You’ll learn how others are dealing with their hypertension and gain valuable insight on controlling your own blood pressure. Take a look at the most recent post from our User Forum:
Forum - RESPeRATE Support Forum
Topic - extended sessions?
any issue with doing extended sessions? say 4*15 mins?
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Your questions about high blood pressure are answered by our board certified doctor. Browse through hundreds of helpful answers or ask your own question in our Ask Dr. Rowena page. Here’s a recent question:.
Which blood pressure medication is most effective, without the possibility of causing kidney damage?
Topic - Medical Conditions
I have polycystic Kidney disease. Which BP medicine would be most effective, without the possibility of causing more kidney damage? Posted: 2/19/2008 As a general rule, two classes of blood pressure drugs are felt to be effective in lowering blood pressure without worsening kidney disease. These are angiotension-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotension receptor blockers (ARBs). Click here to read more information about polycystic kidney disease.
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For an interesting collection of information, blogs and news about hypertension, visit our All About Hypertension page. Take a look at a recent snippet:
Medication: Teveten/ eprosartan (ARB)
Topic - Medication: Teveten/ eprosartan (ARB)
How Micardis Reduces Blood Pressure Teveten is one of a new class of blood pressure medication called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). Angiotensin II is a chemical that causes the muscles surrounding the blood vessels to contract (tighten). This in turn narrows the blood vessels. This narrowing increases the pressure within the blood vessels and can cause high blood pressure (hypertension). Teveten works by blocking the action of angiotensin II. As a result, the blood vessels dilate (relax) and blood pressure is reduced. Other ARB medications include Diovan, Cozaar, Atacand, Micardis, Atacand Plus, and Hyzaar. Although these medications are beneficial, many times they are not...
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