Low Dose Combination Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy Can Be Very Effective. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers/Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Are Often Unnecessary

Introduction: Hypertension treatment often fails to achieve good blood pressure (BP) control, despite a wide range of available pharmacotherapy, partly because of poor side effect issues, which are often dose-related. Angiotensin receptor blockers, ARBs and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, ACE-Is are known to increase BP variability, which may predispose to falls and stroke, compared to diuretics and calcium channel blockers (CCBs), which reduce BP variability.
Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: 36 Source Type: research