Goal blood pressure values from the nephrologic viewpoint
Hörl, W.H.
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 149(23-24): 629-632
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5341 PMID: 10721158 Document Number: 505682
In order to achieve optimal blood pressure control a combination drug therapy is necessary in the majority of hypertensive patients. Preferred treatment strategies comprise fixed combination drugs which enhance patients' compliance. Low dosages of each substance minimize side effects. The choice of antihypertensive drugs depends on concomitant diseases. The current blood pressure goals are 135/80 mm Hg for patients with essential hypertension and 120/70 mm Hg for patients with diabetes mellitus or renal diseases. In patients with primary renal disease or renal involvement in systemic diseases, ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II blockers with or without diuretics are preferably used.