This is Quite Interesting.

Timeline of History of Hypertension Treatment

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763852/

Cochrane doesn’t seem to agree with the last study there. But the history is interesting anyway.

https://www.cochrane.org/CD004349/HTN_use-lower-blood-pressure-targets-people-hypertension

buffy said:

This is Quite Interesting.

Timeline of History of Hypertension Treatment

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763852/

Cochrane doesn’t seem to agree with the last study there. But the history is interesting anyway.

https://www.cochrane.org/CD004349/HTN_use-lower-blood-pressure-targets-people-hypertension

> It is surprising that only about 50 years ago hypertension was considered an essential malady and not a treatable condition.

I can remember that time. I also remember a time when treatments for hypertension were never prescribed because the side effects were (supposedly) worse than the disease.

One step forward from treating hypertension with leeches.

> 1971 established for the first time that treating diastolic hypertension reduced CV events such as stroke and heart failure and improved mortality.

Nice to know.

> systolic hypertension became treatable until 1991.

Good!

> one-quarter reduction in all-cause mortality and one-third reduction of CV events with systolic BP goal 120.

:-)

> 160 mmHg

That’s a large dose of mercury. (Just kidding).