Clinical Training Course: Advances in Hypertension
Dr. Jan N. Basile
Discuss the use of specific agents to lower blood pressure and treat hypertension; Evaluate the data from clinical trials about the efficacy of antihypertensive agents in event reduction; Discuss the results of several large randomized controlled trials of antihypertensive agents; and List the compelling indications for the use of specific antihypertensive agents.
Clinical Training Course: The Hypertensive Patient
Dr. Jan N. Basile
Establish appropriate blood pressure goals; Select treatment combinations based on clinical findings and trial data; List properties and advantages if fixed-does combination therapy for hypertension; Discuss findings of clinical trials, such as the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering treatment to prevent Heart Attach Trail (ALLHAT); and Describe newer antihypertensive agents, such as vasodilating b-blockers and direct rennin inhibitors.