Role of the RAAS in the Pathophysiology of Heart Failure ACE inhibitors have no effect on angiotensin II formed by alternate pathways. In contrast, ARBs would be expected to inhibit the biologic ...

Older patients with hypertension are often inadequately treated due to misconceptions regarding reasonable goal blood pressures or concerns about treatment side effects. Adequately treating ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder. With AFib, the beating of the upper chambers of your heart (the atria) becomes irregular, and blood has a harder time reaching ...

Blood pressure medicines are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world. Millions of people take them every day to ...

When high blood pressure was induced in young mice, they had bone loss and osteoporosis-related bone damage comparable to older mice, according to new research presented today at the American Heart ...