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Hypertension is the most common
non-communicable disease, which persists as a major risk factor of
cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, myocardial Infarction, and heart
failure. Another major problem in clinical practice was the patients' adherence
to treatment, directly related to the number of hypertension pills to be taken.Thus, determini...
Journal of Hypertension:
Most patients with hypertension
require more than one drug to attain recommended blood pressure (BP) targets.
Initiating therapy with two agents is recommended for patients at high risk of
a cardiovascular event.
Fixed drug combinations are
increasingly used in antihypertensive therapy, so it is necessary to...
Clinical trials in hypertension
have repeatedly shown that adequate blood pressure (BP) control is important
for the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, most
patients do not achieve target BP levels, and the majority of them require
combination therapy with two or more drugs in order to obtain an adequate BP
redu...
Hypertension is one of the leading
public health challenges worldwide. It is common in both developed and
developing countries.
Essential hypertension is believed
to be a result of complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors.
Increased peripheral resistance is responsible for most of the cases of
essential hypertension....
Hypertension is considered a major
health problem around the world. It’s associated with increasing risk of
mortality due to its complication which has a great impact on patient’s life
quality.
Chronic uncontrolled hypertension
is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity,
strokes, heart failure, and renal fai...
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Professional Practice Committee: Recommendations
Treatment Strategies
Lifestyle Intervention:
Recommendation
For patients with blood pressure
>120/80 mmHg, lifestyle intervention consists of weight loss when
indicated, a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-style eating
pattern inclu...
The American Diabetes Association
(ADA) “Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes” includes the ADA’s current
clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of
diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate
quality of care.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease (ASCVD)—defined as...
The Lancet:
TAKE-HOME MESSAGE
It is well-established that blood pressure control is an
important strategy in reducing cardiovascular events among people with
diabetes.
This data analysis that included studies comprised of over
145,000 participants finds that a reduction of 5 mm Hg in systolic blood
pressure was associated with an...
In accordance with most major
guidelines it is recommended that hypertension be diagnosed when a person’s
systolic blood pressure (SBP) in the office or clinic is ≥140 mm Hg and/or
their diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is ≥90 mm Hg following repeated
examination.Hypertension is the leading risk
factor for morbidity and mortality throughout the...
High
blood pressure is the leading cause of mortality and cardiovascular disease
globally, and most of the disease burden occurs in low- and middle-income
countries. Recent guidelines recommend lower blood pressure targets
among high-risk patients, increasing the need for more effective treatment
strategies.Treatment with a pill combining low...
