Blood pressure drug linked with increased risk of bowel condition

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/icl-bpd070319.php

News Release 3-Jul-2019
Imperial College London

A type of blood pressure lowering medication, called a calcium-channel blocker, may be linked with an increased risk of a type of bowel condition called diverticulosis

This condition causes small bulges or pouches to appear in the lining of the intestine. Particularly affecting the elderly (as many as 65 per cent of over 85s may be affected), diverticulosis can in some cases can lead to a medical emergency if the pouches become infected or burst.

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