HTN Guidelines Favor Combination Therapy for HTN Management

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  • Figure 1.

    JNC8 Algorithm for the Management of High BP in Adults

    ACEI=angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB=angiotensin receptor blocker; BP=blood pressure; CCB=calcium channel blocker; CKD=chronic kidney disease; DBP=diastolic blood pressure; SBP=systolic blood pressure.Reproduced from James PA et al. 2014 evidence-based guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults: report from the panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8). JAMA. 2014;311(5):507–520. With permission from the American Medical Association.
  • Figure 2.

    Prevention of All-Cause Mortality: ACEIs and ARBs

    ACEI=angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB=angiotensin receptor blocker.Reproduced from van Vark LC et al. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduce mortality in hypertension: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors involving 158 998 patients. Eur Heart J. 2012;33(16):2088–2097. With permission from Oxford University Press.