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Which hypertensive patients do I prescribe antihypertensive drugs to?
● Antihypertensives are obligatory for Grade 2 or 3 patients and for Grade 1 patients with hypertension-related organ damage, cardiovascular co-morbidities, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease. Also for Grade 1 patients solely at high or very high cardiovascular risk estimated using the SCORE calculator.
● Antihypertensives are not obligatory but may be considered for Grade 1 patients at low or moderate cardiovascular risk, especially when blood pressure remains elevated despite prior implementation of lifestyle measures.
● There is no evidence supporting antihypertensive treatment of patients with high-normal blood pressure.
● Note that via the determination of the cardiovascular risk you will frequently identify treatment-obligatory dislipidemia.
≣ Section 4.2
● Antihypertensives are not obligatory but may be considered for Grade 1 patients at low or moderate cardiovascular risk, especially when blood pressure remains elevated despite prior implementation of lifestyle measures.
● There is no evidence supporting antihypertensive treatment of patients with high-normal blood pressure.
● Note that via the determination of the cardiovascular risk you will frequently identify treatment-obligatory dislipidemia.
≣ Section 4.2
Flashcard info:
Author: LWojnowski
Main topic: Medicine
Topic: Pharmacology
School / Univ.: University Clinical Center
City: Mainz
Published: 24.05.2013