Key result
Calcium channel blockers were the most frequently prescribed antihypertensive agents (65%), and blood pressure was controlled to goal in 80.1% of patients, with combination therapy used more often in stage 2 hypertension.
Population
156 patients with essential hypertension
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports CCB preference and high control rates in this Nepali cohort; leaves open generalizability and causality.
Observational (n=156)
Yes
Calcium channel blockers, specifically amlodipine, were the most frequently prescribed antihypertensive agents in this cohort, aligning with British HTN Society guidelines.
Bin Rao (2006) conducted an observational in Essential Hypertension (n=156). Antihypertensive therapy was evaluated on Blood pressure control (SBP < 140 mmHg and DBP < 90 mmHg). Calcium channel blockers were the most frequently prescribed antihypertensive agents (65%), and blood pressure was controlled to goal in 80.1% of patients, with combination therapy used more often in stage 2 hypertension.
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