Daniel Levy, MD, discusses findings from the Avoiding Cardiovascular Events in Combination Therapy in Patients Living with Systolic Hypertension (ACCOMPLISH) trial, as presented at the ACC 2008. American Society of Hypertension
In a randomized study, a modest reduction in blood pressure was observed in a patient population with largely normal blood pressure and occurred in patients taking relatively low doses of statins. Medscape Medical News
True secondary hypertension represents only about 5% of patients -- in his video blog Dr. Black presents detailed criteria for how clinicians can efficiently assess its possible causes. Medscape Cardiology
Breast cancer should not be treated in isolation, and oncologists should pay attention to noncancer-related medical conditions, particularly in older patients, say experts. Medscape Medical News
