Cotton Thistle Extract Lowers Blood Pressure in Patients Treated for Primary Hypertension

Hypertension increases the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, vascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. Treatments for hypertension include drugs (angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, diuretics, calcium channel blockers, alpha-blockers, and peripheral vasodilators) and improvements in lifestyle factors (losing weight, quitting smoking, reducing sodium intake, exercising regularly, and limiting alcohol intake). Among the specific drugs used to treat hypertension is losartan, an angiotensin
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