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Refractory Hypertensive Populations
- See Also
- Populations with Hypertension that is difficult to treat
- African-American
- Hispanic
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Renal Insufficiency or Renal Failure
- Elderly (especially Isolated Systolic Hypertension)
- Stage 3 Hypertension or greater
- Obese Patients
- Protocol
- Consider Hypertension Combination Therapy
Antihypertensive Agents (C0003364) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS. |
| Definition (CSP) | agent that reduces high blood pressure. |
| Definition (NCI) | Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are diuretics, adrenergic beta-antagonists; andrenergic alpha-antogonists; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; calcium channel blockers; ganglionic blockers; and vasodilator agents. (MeSH) |
| Concepts | Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D000959 |
| English | Anti Hypertensive Agents, Anti Hypertensive Drugs, Anti Hypertensives, Anti-Hypertensive Agents, Anti-Hypertensive Drugs, Anti-Hypertensives, Antihypertensive, antihypertensive agent, Antihypertensive Agents, Antihypertensive drug, Antihypertensive Drugs, Antihypertensives, Hypotensive agent, Hypotensive Agents, Hypotensive Drugs, Hypotensives |
| Spanish | agente antihipertensivo, agente hipotensor, droga antihipertensiva |
| Parent Concepts | Cardiovascular Agents (C0007220), Cardiotonic Agents (C0007209) |
| Sources | AOD, CSP, MSH, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
