Dr. Jonathan Miller 8/31/25 Dr. Jonathan Miller 8/31/25

All with high blood pressure should be screened for primary aldosteronism

All with high blood pressure should be screened for primary aldosteronism, a very common condition which greatly increases risks for coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure, but is vastly under diagnosed and under treated.

10/27/12 10/27/12

High blood pressure: when is medication needed for hypertension?

High blood pressure: when is medication needed for hypertension? The authors of an intervention review published recently in the highly respected Cochrane Library examine all the relevant randomized controls trials and come to the conclusion that medicating mild hypertension (systolic blood pressure (BP) 140-159 mmHg and/or diastolic BP 90-99 mmHg) confers no benefit.