Treatment principles and optimization of antihypertensive drugs
- Author:
Lu-yuan CHEN
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: hypertension; drug therapy; therapeutic principle
- From: Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2019;39(01):19-22
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Throughout the guidelines for hypertension published in China and abroad in recent years, the therapeutic principles of hypertension drug treatment mainly include: hypotensive treatment was given according to the overall risk level of patients with hypertension. Intensive antihypertensive therapy should be adopted to achieve maximum cardiovascular benefits, if conditions permit. Comprehensive intervention is needed for factors other than blood pressure,including treatable risk factors, subclinical target organ damage, and a variety of co-existing clinical diseases.The optimized principles of antihypertensive therapy include initiation of combined drug in most patients to raise the rate of blood pressure treatment targets, and the single-pill combination is preferred in combination therapy.
