Research
Blood pressure meds may improve therapy for ulcerative colitis
The Brief
- A class of blood pressure medications may improve a widely used treatment for ulcerative colitis, according to a new study.
- The study was led by Northwestern Medicine and Kiel University in Germany.
- The study drew on data from thousands of patients with the disease.
Why it matters
The findings suggest a possible way to improve an established treatment for ulcerative colitis, the most common type of inflammatory bowel disease.
Who’s affected
- patients with ulcerative colitis
- clinicians who treat inflammatory bowel disease
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A class of blood pressure medications may improve a widely used treatment for ulcerative colitis, the most common type of inflammatory bowel disease, suggests a new study, led by Northwestern Medicine and Kiel University in Germany, of thousands of patients with the disease.