Researchers recently investigated whether lifestyle changes could reduce blood pressure among people with resistant hypertension.
Resistant hypertension refers to high blood pressure that does not respond well to medical treatments.
Their results suggest that supervised lifestyle changes, including dietary changes, group counseling, and a cardiac rehabilitation exercise program, provide similar results as medications in reducing blood pressure.
The researchers hope that their results will encourage policymakers to consider cardiac rehabilitation as a new treatment for resistant hypertension.