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Hypertension: Treatment - Medications
ACE Inhibitors
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors widen or dilate your blood vessels to improve the amount of blood your heart pumps and lower blood pressure. This article includes examples of ACE inhibitors, guidelines for their use, as well as their side effects.
Treatment With Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin II receptor blockers decrease chemicals that narrow the blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more easily through your body, lowering blood pressure. Learn what options are available and their side effects.
Treatment With Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
Diuretics: Treatment for Hypertension
Diuretics, often called "water pills," help your body get rid of unneeded water and salt through the urine, which helps lower blood pressure. Are diuretics right for you? Learn your options -- and the treatment's side effects -- here.
Diuretics: Treatment for Hypertension
Beta-Blockers
Beta-blockers block the affects of adrenaline in the heart. The result: the
heart doesn't have to work as hard, which in turn lowers blood pressure. Find
out your beta-blocker options and learn what side effects you might
expect.
Beta-Blockers
Calcium Channel Blockers
Calcium channel blockers help to widen blood vessels and make it easier for the heart to pump. Should you be taking calcium channel blockers?
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How Hypertension Affects Cardiac Risk
Jonathan Sackner Bernstein, MD, talks about high blood pressure and its effect on cardiac diseases
