Recent Warnings about Antihypertensive Drugs and Cancer Risk: Where Do They Come From?

Recent Warnings about Antihypertensive Drugs and Cancer Risk: Where Do They Come From?

The recent decrease in mortality related to cardiovascular diseases has largely been due to the more effective treatment of cardiovascular risk factors and secondary prevention therapies. More people than ever are now on long-term medications. Hypertension, which is one of the most common cardiovasc...

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Main Authors: Allegra Battistoni, Massimo Volpe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Radcliffe Medical Media 2020-04-01
Series:European Cardiology Review
Online Access:https://www.ecrjournal.com/articleindex/ecr.2019.21
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spelling doaj-84f34272bea54693a13e804da2d6d9d32021-10-09T16:02:14ZengRadcliffe Medical MediaEuropean Cardiology Review 1758-37561758-37642020-04-011510.15420/ecr.2019.21Recent Warnings about Antihypertensive Drugs and Cancer Risk: Where Do They Come From?Allegra Battistoni0Massimo Volpe1Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, ItalyThe recent decrease in mortality related to cardiovascular diseases has largely been due to the more effective treatment of cardiovascular risk factors and secondary prevention therapies. More people than ever are now on long-term medications. Hypertension, which is one of the most common cardiovascular risk factors, requires life-long treatment. Recent evidence has focused attention on the risk of cancer that may be associated with the long-term use of antihypertensive therapy. This article summarises available evidence surrounding three recent events in this setting. Even though this is a crucial patient safety issue, there are no conclusive answers at this time and further studies are required.https://www.ecrjournal.com/articleindex/ecr.2019.21
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description The recent decrease in mortality related to cardiovascular diseases has largely been due to the more effective treatment of cardiovascular risk factors and secondary prevention therapies. More people than ever are now on long-term medications. Hypertension, which is one of the most common cardiovascular risk factors, requires life-long treatment. Recent evidence has focused attention on the risk of cancer that may be associated with the long-term use of antihypertensive therapy. This article summarises available evidence surrounding three recent events in this setting. Even though this is a crucial patient safety issue, there are no conclusive answers at this time and further studies are required.
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