Open AccessCombined antihypertensive therapy in the light of modern recommendations: strategy of one tablet
Author(s) -
Т. Е. Морозова,
Морозова Татьяна Евгеньевна
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sistemnye gipertenzii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-2189
pISSN - 2075-082X
DOI - 10.26442/2075082x.2018.4.180110
Subject(s) - medicine , antihypertensive drug , pill , diuretic , combination therapy , pharmacotherapy , diabetes mellitus , drug , intensive care medicine , cardiology , pharmacology , blood pressure , endocrinology
The review focuses on the main strategies of antihypertensive therapy set out in the 2018 ESC/ESH recommendations. The basis of antihypertensive therapy consists of five main classes of antihypertensive drugs, which should form the basis of the combined drug antihypertensive therapy in most patients. The single pill strategy is to take advantage of fixed combinations as a starting antihypertensive therapy for most patients. Among the fixed combinations, the combination of an ACE inhibitor with a diuretic (Noliprel®) remains one of the most preferred for antihypertensive therapy, since In addition to its antihypertensive potential, it has the ability to prevent renal, coronary complications and cerebrovascular events, to influence the progression of atherosclerosis, the occurrence of new cases of diabetes and to achieve a statistically significant reduction in total mortality