Cardiology

Low-dose chlorthalidone beats HCTZ for ambulatory BP control

(HealthDay)—For patients with stage 1 hypertension, low-dose chlorthalidone is associated with reduction in ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), while low-dose hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) may result in masked hypertension, according ...

Cardiology

New mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist for heart failure

In heart failure patients with diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease, a new, non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) called finerenone was no more effective than the currently approved MRA eplerenone in ...