Evaluation of recent fixed-dose combination therapies in the management of hypertension

Abstract

Combination therapy of antihypertensive agents (e.g. angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/calcium channel blocker, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/diuretics, and angiotensin receptor blocker/diuretics( as initial therapy in stage 2 hypertension can lead to markedly improved blood pressure control in patients compared with monotherapeutic regimens

Keywords

• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
• angiotensin receptor blockers
• calcium antagonists
• combination antihypertensive therapy
• stage 2 hypertension