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Acute visual loss after initiation of antihypertensive therapy: case report.
We report the case of a 50-year-old man who reported sudden, painless loss of vision in his left eye after starting antihypertensive therapy. Potential causes of acute painless unilateral visual loss are discussed, as is the initial management of hypertension in asymptomatic patients.
متن کاملAntihypertensive Therapy
Effective antihypertonsive drug therapy began with the ganglion-blocking agents, followed by reserpine and hydralarine. later advances included the benzothiadiazine saluretic agents and more recently compounds which specifically inhibit the sympathetic nervous system, such as guanethidine, alpha-methyldopa, and certain amine oxidase inhibitors. Among the antihypertensive drugs, molecular modifi...
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Information is scarce regarding the effects of amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide therapy on serum and urine electrolyte profiles in hypertensive Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Therefore, to evaluate whether amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide would be preferable to initiate treatment, we randomized 40 newly diagnosed hypertensive subjects with controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus aged 43...
متن کاملPharmacoeconomic benefits of antihypertensive therapy.
BACKGROUND Effective blood pressure reduction reduces cardiovascular risk and prevents later complications. OBJECTIVE To consider the pharmacoeconomic benefits of antihypertensive therapy. SUMMARY Every managed care pharmacist should consider the balance of cost and benefit of antihypertensive therapies, ensuring that best treatment options for patients with the lowest cost to the health ca...
متن کاملContemporary antihypertensive therapy.
Pharmacotherapy of human hypertension is effective, safe and well-tolerated. Antihypertensive drugs are of three broad classes: diuretics, sympatholytics and vasodilators. The use of each class is discussed and a summary of therapeutic considerations offered for representative agents. Recent trends in antihypertensive therapy are identified.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Translational Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2305-5839,2305-5847
DOI: 10.21037/atm.2018.01.06