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Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death, and lowering blood pressure with antihypertensive drugs reduces target organ damage and prevents cardiovascular disease outcomes.

Most hypertensive patients will need a combination of antihypertensive agents to achieve the therapeutic goals. Recent guidelines recommend initiating treatment with two drugs in those patients with a systolic blood pressure >20 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure >10 mmHg above the goals, and in those patients with high cardiovascular risk. In addition, approximately 25% of patients will require three antihypertensive agents to achieve the therapeutic targets.

Articles

Resistant Hypertension: An Overview

Published:

19 June 2024

Citation:

European Cardiology Review 2024;19:e07.

Link Between NAFLD/NASH and Cardiometabolic Syndrome

Published:

09 May 2024

Citation:

European Cardiology Review 2024;19:e03.

Pre-eclampsia and CVD

Published:

07 June 2023

Citation:

European Cardiology Review 2023;18:e42.

Effect of Vitamin D in Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rats: Possible Role of eNOS-mediated Signalling Pathways

Published:

25 April 2023

Citation:

European Cardiology Review 2023;18:e28.