Diuretics and beta-blockers may be required for further blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension who do not respond to multiple vasodilators.
Does treatment with diuretics or beta-blockers improve blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension who are insensitive to multiple vasodilators?
Patients with resistant hypertension who are insensitive to vasodilators may benefit from a shift in therapy towards diuretics and beta-blockers.
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Prescription audits document that patients with resistant hypertension are often treated with several vasodilators, with less emphasis on diuretics and beta-blockers. Patients who do not respond to several vasodilators appear to be vasodilator-insensitive; they may be a selected-out cohort who require diuresis or catecholamine suppression for further blood pressure control.
S Hirsch (Fri,) reported a other. Diuretics and beta-blockers may be required for further blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension who do not respond to multiple vasodilators.