Renin-angiotensin axis blockers in combination hypertension therapy
Authors:
M. Souček
Authors‘ workplace:
II. interní klinika Lékařské fakulty MU a FN u sv. Anny Brno, přednosta prof. MUDr. Miroslav Souček, CSc.
Category:
Online
Overview
Current hypertension therapy is still not achieving the target blood pressure values. Combination therapy should be used instead of monotherapy, as monothery normalizes blood pressure in only about 20% of patients. Recent clinical trials have shown that combining an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) with a calcium channel blocker (CCB) provides better results with respect to the incidence of cardiovascular events than a combination of a diuretic and ACEI. Renin-angiotensin axis blocking combination therapy: an ACEI with a CCB, an ACEI with a diuretic or an angiotensin receptor (AT1) blocker with a diuretic as the first line treatment of hypertension stage II might provide significantly better control of blood pressure than monotherapy.
Key words:
combination therapy – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors – angiotensin receptor blockers – diuretics – calcium channel blockers
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