Current Guidelines for Hypertension Control and Choice of Antihypertensive Drugs / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 280-285, 2011.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
According to the mata-analysis on the management of hypertension and guidelines published in recent years concluded that the amount of blood pressure reduction, not the choice of antihypertensive drug is the major determinant of reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the both younger and older partients with hypertension. However still remained the some patients having an indication for a specific drug or drugs that is helpful to those of the patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure or atrial fibrillation. Thus, individualized, tailored drug therapy would be preferred to stepped care approach in the management of essential hypertension.
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Main subject:
Atrial Fibrillation
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Blood Pressure
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Myocardial Ischemia
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Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
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Heart Failure
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Hypertension
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Antihypertensive Agents
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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