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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension can quietly damage your heart and other vital organs over time. What Is High Blood Pressure?

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Medications for Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Parent Should Know

Conquering CHD

Congenital heart disease is a daunting diagnosis for any parent. We’ll cover common types of medications used to treat congenital heart disease, what parents should know about their use, and potential side effects to watch out for. This will lower blood pressure, making it easier for the heart to pump.

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What Should Your Blood Pressure Be?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

“What should my blood pressure be?” The answer is pretty simple, but most people get this wrong, and doing so increases their future risk of heart attack and strokes. The problem is that high blood pressure is not some obscure risk that only impacts a small percentage of the population.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

There are numerous factors that can lead to cardiomegaly, ranging from temporary conditions to chronic diseases. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Persistent high blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to pump blood. Beta-blockers , which slow the heart rate and reduce blood pressure.

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Abstract 4141312: Safe Initial Dosing of Innovative Enalapril Orodispersible Minitablets in Newly Treated Newborns, Infants and Young Children with Heart Failure – Results of a Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of the LENA Trials

Circulation

Methods:We analyzed data of ACE inhibitor naïve subjects with heart failure due to congenital heart disease (n=31) or dilated cardiomyopathy (n=3) from the prospective, open-label, multicenter phase II/III pharmacokinetic bridging studies using NONMEM®.

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Dishing out the meds

The British Journal of Cardiology

They called this pill the ‘Polypill’, and concluded that treatment would be acceptably safe and, with widespread use, would have a greater impact on the prevention of disease in the Western world than any other single intervention.