Treatment of hypertension in patients with congestive cardiac failure.
Hypertension is a major risk factor for the development of cardiac failure. Patients with severe heart failure and left ventricular ejection fraction <40% are excluded from the majority of hypertension trials. The European Guidelines recommend treatment of hypertension in patients with heart failure and the introduction of blood pressure-lowering drugs that deal with the underlying disease. Several of the drugs may be needed in combination to achieve target blood pressure.
Mistry
Nisha B
NB
Department of Cardiology, University of Oslo Ullevaal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Westheim
Arne S
AS
Kjeldsen
Sverre E
SE
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents