Drug treatment for hypertension
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1 - 38Spironolactone most effective add-on for patients with resistant hypertension (PATHWAY-2)
Greater blood pressure lowering with a “quadpill” (quarter doses of 4 drugs) than with standard-dose monotherapy (QUARTET)
Some benefit to treating mild hypertension to prevent stroke, CV deaths, and overall mortality
One-third of people eligible for weight loss drugs are not represented in clinical research
BP lowering by any means is beneficial in most
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure readings: more informative for the risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality
Catheter ablation marginally better than usual care for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (CABANA)
Good reasons not to lower the definition of high blood pressure in adults
In patients with prior stroke and hypertension, lower BP target no more effective in preventing recurrent strokes (RESPECT)
JNC 8 report on prevention/evaluation/treatment of hypertension
Lorcaserin is safe, but only modestly effective (6 pounds greater weight loss than placebo)
Lowering blood pressure does not decrease the risk of T2DM in persons with hypertension; ACEIs/ARBs do
Tight control no different from less-tight control of hypertension in pregnancy
Intravenous remdesivir for 3 days reduces hospitalization in outpatients with symptomatic COVID-19
Endovascular denervation lowers blood pressure (RADIANCE-HTN SOLO)
In hypertensive CKD, intensive BP control only helpful for higher risk patients
Vitamins C and E ineffective for PIH
Vericiguat for heart failure reduces hospitalization, but not mortality
Liraglutide produces modest weight loss and lots of side effects at a high cost
Normotensive patients at intermediate risk of CV disease do not benefit from ARB + HCTZ (HOPE-3)
Intensive cardiovascular screening has little benefit in older men (DANCAVAS)
Pimavanserin of uncertain benefit to treat psychosis in patients with dementia
Antihypertensive therapy beneficial for patients with BP < 140/90 and history of CVD
High-dose barium enemas prevent recurrent diverticular bleeding
Cefepime/taniborbactam is superior to meropenem for microbiologic, but not clinical, cures of complicated UTI (CERTAIN-1 study)
Similar risk of major malformations in infants of asthmatic women with alternate treatment regimens
Sulodexide given long-term may reduce recurrent VTE in patients with initial unprovoked VTE
IV iron improves symptoms in chronic heart failure patients with iron deficiency
17-OHPC may not reduce recurrent preterm birth or decrease neonatal morbidity
New oral analogue to remdesivir is similarly effective to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for mild to moderate symptomatic COVID-19
Sibutramine increases risk of CV events and is not effective for weight loss
Glyburide not beneficial for women with mild gestational diabetes
Controlled-release combo of phentermine and topiramate decreases weight (CONQUER)
Patent foramen ovale closure in cryptogenic stroke reduces recurrence rate compared with antiplatelet agents
British Society for Rheumatology Guideline for managing patients with gout