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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)TreatmentDoctors and people with high blood pressure usually prefer to control it with lifestyle changes, but sometimes medication is needed to provide adequate control. Antihypertensive medications include diuretics, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers and alpha-blockers. Doctors tend to be more aggressive in using medications in people with diabetes, kidney disease or heart problems, because these people are at extra risk of developing problems from high blood pressure.
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Created: 4/27/2004 |
Last Modified: 8/21/2006
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