Primary Care Management of Hypertension in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology that causes the immune system to attack the central nervous system. The resultant damage and destruction of nerves causes patients with MS to experience a wide variety of symptoms. Although comorbid conditions are increasing among patients with MS, there is a paucity of research on this issue. This publication addresses this gap in the literature by examining the pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions for comorbid hypertension in Canadian patients with MS. These interventions can effectively reduce the adverse effects of hypertension in this population.(c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).