MY APPROACH to the patient with hard-to-control hypertension

Unless there is a concomitant condition requiring particular drug classes, the expert guidelines now recommend three drug types: 1) renin-angiotensin system blockers (angiotensin receptor blockers or ACE inhibitors); 2) calcium channel blockers; and 3) thiazide diuretics. [...]it should be emphasize...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Trends in cardiovascular medicine 2015-11, Vol.25 (8), p.755-756
1. Verfasser:	Weber, Michael A., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Antihypertensive Agents - administration & dosage Antihypertensive Agents - adverse effects Blood Pressure Determination - standards Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods Cardiovascular Diuretics Drug dosages Drug Therapy, Combination Female Humans Hypertension Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - drug therapy Male Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data Patients Practice Patterns, Physicians Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Treatment Failure Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Unless there is a concomitant condition requiring particular drug classes, the expert guidelines now recommend three drug types: 1) renin-angiotensin system blockers (angiotensin receptor blockers or ACE inhibitors); 2) calcium channel blockers; and 3) thiazide diuretics. [...]it should be emphasized that, more often than not, the simple strategies discussed earlier will help resolve the challenge of difficult-to-control hypertension.
ISSN:	1050-1738 1873-2615
DOI:	10.1016/j.tcm.2015.05.013