Misconceptions and facts about treating hypertension.

Edgar Argulian, Ehud Grossman, Franz H Messerli

Journal: The American journal of medicine 2015;128(5):450-5

PMID: 25486449

Abstract

Hypertension is a powerful risk factor strongly linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Because of its high prevalence, health care providers at many levels are involved in treating hypertension. Distinct progress has been made in improving the rates of hypertension awareness and treatment over years, but the overall control of hypertension remains inadequate. Several recent guidelines from different sources have been put forward in an attempt to bridge the gap between existing evidence and clinical practice. Despite this effort, several misconceptions about treating hypertensive cardiovascular disease continue to persist among clinicians. This review highlights some of the misconceptions regarding antihypertensive therapy.

Address: Mt Sinai St Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, NY. Electronic address: [email protected].; The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.; Mt Sinai St Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, NY.

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.11.015

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MeSH Terms: Antihypertensive Agents, Blood Pressure, Chlorthalidone, Humans, Hydrochlorothiazide, Hypertension, Indapamide, Risk Factors, Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors