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The natural treatment of hypertension

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The natural treatment of hypertension
Wilburn AJ, King DS, Glisson J, Rockhold RW, Wofford MR.
Source: Pub Med

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Division of Hypertension, Jackson, MS 39216 mwofford@medicine.umsmed.edu

The goal of this review is to evaluate the efficacy of commonly available dietary supplements in the treatment of hypertension, using the average blood pressure reduction achieved with the implementation of lifestyle modifications as a standard.

For this reason, the authors focus on the antihypertensive potential of these agents rather than pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, or supplement-drug interactions. For the purpose of this review, dietary supplements are defined as exhibiting some evidence of benefit if a systolic blood pressure reduction of 9.0 mm Hg or greater and/or a diastolic blood pressure reduction of 5.0 mm Hg or greater has been observed in previously published, peer-reviewed trials. These defining limits are based on the average blood pressure reduction associated with the implementation of certain lifestyle modifications. Agents with some evidence of benefit include coenzyme Q10, fish oil, garlic, vitamin C, and L-arginine.

PMID: 15133406 [PubMed - in process]



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