title: Treatment of hypertension in patients with congestive cardiac failure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Oslo Ullevaal Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Nisha B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: Arne S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Westheim
authors.forename: Sverre E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kjeldsen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents