Blood pressure lowering in people with intermediate risk without cardiovascular disease: antihypertensive results from the HOPE-3 trial (Jul-16)

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Hypertension: Lowering blood pressure can work whatever the blood pressure (Feb-16)

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Hypertension: Is intensive control of blood pressure better than standard control? (Dec-15)

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Hypertension: bedtime, rather than morning, ingestion of hypertension medication may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (Nov-15)

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NPC Archive Item: Review aliskiren▼ prescriptions following MHRA safety warning

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Aliskiren: risk of cardiovascular and renal adverse reactions — new contraindications and warnings The combination of aliskiren with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) has been associated with […]

NPC Archive Item: NICE updates its guidance on management of hypertension

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 10 October 2011 NICE has published updated guidance on the management of hypertension (clinical guideline 127, August 2011). This update was made in collaboration with, and is endorsed by, […]

NPC Archive Item: Concerns raised over the accuracy of blood pressure measurement devices.

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 27 September 2011 An observational study1 in 38 primary care practices in Oxfordshire has found that overall, 1 in 7 sphygmomanometers (sphygs) failed to meet the British Hypertension Society […]

NPC Archive Item: Thirty minute BP measurement compares favourably to gold standard office-based BP measurement

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 27 September 2011 A small study1 in 83 patients has found that serial, automated blood pressure (BP) measurement over 30 minutes, with the patient left alone in the examination […]

NPC Archive Item: Adherence to antihypertensives: does drug class matter?

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 11 August 2011 A meta-analysis of observational studies found that, compared with patients prescribed diuretics and beta-blockers, patients prescribed angiotensin II receptor antagonists (A2RAs) were around twice as likely […]