The following is a summary of “Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Acute Kidney Injury Incidence Following Intravenous ...

Deprescribing antihypertensive medication is not associated with the risk for hospitalization for myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke in long-term care residents.

About half of patients with MASLD have hypertension, and the use of antihypertensives in these patients is beneficial to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and complications related to ...

Over two years, a similar estimated unadjusted cumulative incidence of stroke or MI hospitalization was seen for residents who were and were not deprescribed antihypertensives (11.2 versus 8.8 ...

When diabetics and nondiabetics were analyzed together, ACE inhibitors or ARBs were significantly more effective than other antihypertensives in reducing ESRD incidence, serum creatinine levels ...

These drugs included: Combining antihypertensives with lipid-lowering medications, diuretics, or oral anticoagulants for 5 years or more was also associated with a reduced risk. In contrast ...

Women, especially Mexican Americans, are more likely than men to skip critical post-stroke medications, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve adherence and reduce stroke ...

Four types of common stroke prevention medications were considered: antihypertensives to lower blood pressure; statins to ...