| Current place of beta-blockers in the treatment of hypertension. | |
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PMID: 20626337 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Hypertension represents the most common cardiovascular risk factor, affecting more than 25% of the adult population in developed societies. Although beta-blockers have been previously shown to effectively reduce blood pressure and have been used for hypertension treatment for over 40 years, their effect on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensive patients remains controversial and their use in uncomplicated hypertension is currently still under debate. According to the previous recommendations beta-blockers should not be preferred as first-line therapy in hypertension patients. This review summarizes the current knowledge on application of beta-blockers in patients with hypertension and discusses the most recent guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension (2009) on beta-blockers applications. |
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Agata Bielecka-Dabrowa; Wilbert S Aronow; Jacek Rysz; Maciej Banach |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Current vascular pharmacology Volume: 8 ISSN: 1875-6212 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-09-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101157208 Medline TA: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Country: United Arab Emirates |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 733-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland. |
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