Folid acid and hypertension
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
"A single dose of folic acid improves cardiac and vascular sympathetic baroreceptor sensitivity" in patients with mild to moderate hypertension, a study in the Jan. 1 Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology says. Markus Bechir, MD, University Hospital, Zurich, et al., studied 21 male patients with the condition. After a two-week washout period, the men were randomized to either folic acid 5 mg or placebo. "Cardiac and vascular sympathetic baroreceptor functions were tested before and after a single dose of folic acid or placebo with two methods," the researchers state, suggesting folic acid "may represent a novel treatment" for complications associated with hypertension...