Starting Antihypertensive Drug Treatment With Combination Therapy
Alexandre Persu, Marilucy Lopez‐Sublet, Engi Algharably, Reinhold Kreutz
Abstract
One of the highlights of the current recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) for the management of arterial hypertension published in 20181 is the strong position in favor of a single-pill combination (SPC) comprising 2 antihypertensive drugs as first-line treatment in most hypertensive patients. The scope of this article is to summarize the background and evidence supporting this recommendation.[...]
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAntihypertensive drugDrugPharmacotherapyCombination therapyPharmacologyInternal medicineIntensive care medicineBlood pressureBlood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesHormonal Regulation and HypertensionPharmaceutical Economics and Policy