Open AccessCommentary in Support of a Highly Effective Hypertension Treatment Algorithm
Author(s) -
Handler Joel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.12182
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrochlorothiazide , lisinopril , spironolactone , amlodipine , algorithm , drug , cardiology , pharmacology , blood pressure , aldosterone , angiotensin converting enzyme , computer science
A simple hypertension treatment algorithm has contributed to the achievement of control rates greater than 85% for more than 1 million adults with hypertension across the United States. It is built on the fixed‐dose combination drug lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide, which is maximized in three steps before adding amlodipine. Spironolactone is the preferred fourth drug.