| Systemic hypertension. | |
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PMID: 17398315 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Hypertension is a growing public health problem worldwide. Only 37% of American hypertensives currently have their blood pressures controlled. Hypertension is traditionally diagnosed in the medical office, but both home and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring can help. Lifestyle modifications are recommended for everyone who has higher than "normal" blood pressure (<120/80 mm Hg). Voluminous clinical trial data support beginning drug therapy with low-dose chlorthalidone, unless the patient has a specific indication for a different drug. Additional drugs (typically in the sequence, angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, calcium antagonist, beta-blocker, alpha-blocker, aldosterone antagonist, direct vasodilator, and centrally acting alpha(2)-agonist) can be added to achieve the blood pressure goal (usually <140/90 mm Hg, but <130/80 mm Hg for diabetics and those with chronic kidney disease). Special circumstances exist for treatment of hypertension in pregnancy, in childhood, in the elderly, and in both extremes of blood pressure (pre-hypertension or hypertensive emergencies). |
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Authors:
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William J Elliott |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current problems in cardiology Volume: 32 ISSN: 0146-2806 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Probl Cardiol Publication Date: 2007 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-02 Completed Date: 2007-06-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7701802 Medline TA: Curr Probl Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 201-59 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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RUSH Medical College, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, USA. |
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Antihypertensive Agents
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therapeutic use Blood Pressure Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory Costs and Cost Analysis Humans Hypertension* / diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology, etiology, physiopathology Life Style Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior United States / epidemiology |
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0/Antihypertensive Agents |
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