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The Antihypertensive Effects and Mechanisms of Huotan Jiedu Tongluo Decoction in Rats with H-Type Hypertension
Published on: May 17, 2024
[Fixed combinations in the treatment of hypertension]
J Spinar1, J Vítovec, L Spinarová
1Interni kardiologicka klinika Lekarske fakulty MU a FN Brno. jspinar@fnbrno.cz
Abstract:
We present an overview of current opinions on combination therapy and the role of fixed combinations in the treatment of hypertension as per the ESH/ESC and CSH guidelines of 2007 and the revised European guidelines of 2009. A renin-angiotensin system blocker (ACE-I or sartan) combined with a calcium channel blocker is the most frequently recommended combination, followed by renin-angiotensin system blocker and a diuretic and a calcium channel blocker and a diuretic. A fixed combination of a calcium channel blocker and a beta-blocker has now been also recommended. Higher patient compliance and thus better control of hypertension is the main advantage of fixed combinations. We present an overview of fixed combinations registered in the Czech Republic until May 2012.
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