If the patient suffers from elevated<unk> , treatment may include medications that address this factor, such as an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor). Effect of folic acid A 2005 study found that 5 mg of folate (Vitamin B9) daily over a three-week period reduced<unk>  by 4.7 mm of Hg compared with a placebo, and concluded that folic acid is an effective supplement that targets large artery stiffness and may prevent isolated systolic hypertension. A longer-term (2 year) study in 158 clinically healthy siblings of patients with premature atherothrombotic disease also found an effect of folic acid (5 mg) plus pyridoxine (Vitamin B6, 250 mg) on<unk> , but the effect was not independent of mean arterial blood pressure, and there was no effect on common carotid artery stiffness.
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