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Case 4: A patient with systemic hypertension and congestive heart failure.

Authors: R A Kloner|||V E Friedewald

Journal: The American journal of cardiology

Publication Type: Case Reports

Date: 2000

DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)00720-7

ID: 10758944

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90017, USA.|||

Abstract

Hypertension in the setting of symptomatic congestive heart failure requires aggressive treatment. The optimal antihypertensive agent in such patients is one that effectively controls blood pressure without compromising the failing heart.

Chemical List

    Adrenergic beta-Antagonists|||Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors|||Calcium Channel Blockers|||Cardiotonic Agents|||Diuretics