Patients with a blood-pressure reading of 140/90 mmHg (systolic/diastolic pressure ... Two classes of antihypertensives target angiotensin II, either through preventing its formation by inhibiting ...

The JNC–7 defines 'prehypertension' to include systolic BP values between 120 and 139 mmHg and diastolic BP values ... and avoidance of excess alcohol. Antihypertensive drug therapy should ...

and antihypertensive treatment is of paramount importance to reduce the incidence of stroke mortality and morbidity. However, the significance and best management of hypertension observed during ...

In patients with hypertension ... of a single antihypertensive drug. In addition, the reduction in systolic blood pressure was nearly twice as large as that of diastolic blood pressure, which ...