Using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan, the authors identified 1136 patients taking fixed-dose combination and 4544 patients taking free com‐ binations of an angiotensin II receptor blocker and a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker from January 2009 to December 2012. At a mean follow-up of 2.1 years, the fixed-dose combination was associated with improved medica…
Combination therapy with calcium channel blockers and angiotensin II receptor blockers is recommended as one of the effective therapies for hypertension. However, it remains unclear whether this combination reduces major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with hypertension with coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of amlod…
Hipertensi merupakan masalah kesehatan global berakibat peningkatan angka kesakitan dan kematian serta beban biaya kesehatan termasuk di Indonesia. Hipertensi merupakan faktor risiko terhadap kerusakan organ penting seperti otak, jantung, ginjal, retina, pembuluh darah besar (aorta) dan pembuluh darah perifer. Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) tahun 2018 menunjukkan peningkatan prevalensi hip…