A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Published: American Heart Association 22 April 2013
Many antihypertensive medications and lifestyle changes are proven to reduce blood pressure. Over the past few decades, numerous additional modalities have been evaluated in regard to their potential blood pressure–lowering abilities.
However, these nondietary, nondrug treatments, collectively called alternative approaches, have generally undergone fewer and less rigorous trials.
This American Heart Association scientific statement aims to summarize the blood pressure–lowering efficacy of several alternative approaches and to provide a class of recommendation for their implementation in clinical practice based on the available level of evidence from the published literature.
Read the full AHA Scientific Statement > Beyond Medications and Diet: Alternative Approaches to Lowering Blood Pressure
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