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Should you take medications for high blood pressure lifelong?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

The answer depends on what caused your high blood pressure. What are the reversible causes of high blood pressure? A transient drop in kidney function due to some illness (acute kidney injury) can raise the blood pressure. In this situation blood pressure medication can certainly be stopped.

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How to control high blood pressure without medications

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Just because you have been told that your blood pressure is above normal need not mean that you are tied up to medications lifelong. Changes in lifestyle can definitely bring down your blood pressure even without medications. One of the important ways in which to reduce elevated blood pressure is by reducing extra weight.

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Lifelong dietary interventions linked to improved retinal health and reduced cardiovascular risk

Cardiology Update

The primary goal was to evaluate the long-term effects of a heart-healthy diet on cardiovascular health. Several lifelong cumulative cardiovascular risk factors, such as cumulative systolic blood pressure, were independently linked to narrower arterioles.