According to a new study, blood pressure medication does not completely restore vascular function in hypertensive patients. Researchers from Lancaster University found that conventional medication used to reduce high blood pressure restored normal vascular rhythms only in the largest blood vessels. The smaller ones were unaffected. The study was published in the October edition of Frontiers in Physiology. It compared a group of patients in their 20s and two other groups in their 70s. Researchers hope the findings will lead to better treatments for hypertension in the future.
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