Do not treat mild hypertension with low risk for heart disease
New
Delhi: Wednesday, 21 November 2012: The benefit from antihypertensive
therapy is unproven in patients with mild hypertension and no
preexisting cardiovascular disease said Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy
National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal President heart Care Foundation of
India.
A meta-analysis combined four placebo-controlled trials
adding together 8912 patients with mild hypertension and no preexisting
cardiovascular disease.
Up to 5 years of follow-up,
antihypertensive therapy resulted in lower rates of mortality and stroke
but higher rates of heart attacks.
Low-risk patients with mild
hypertension and no preexisting cardiovascular disease who fail to
reduce their blood pressure with lifestyle modification should receive
antihypertensive therapy.
Wednesday 21 November 2012
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