ACE Inhibitor and Hypertension - Cardiovascular Update

What Should Your Blood Pressure Be?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Most people with high blood pressure will be treated with an ACE inhibitor, ARB, calcium channel blocker or a diuretic. 1 The global epidemiology of hypertension. Hypertension. Hypertension. What Medication To Get To Target? There is a range of blood pressure-lowering medications available. There are others also.

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension can quietly damage your heart and other vital organs over time. Hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure consistently reads 130/80 mm Hg or higher.

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Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension

Heart BMJ

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Resistant hypertension is a condition where blood pressure levels remain elevated above target despite changes in lifestyle and concurrent use of at least three antihypertensive agents, including a long-acting calcium channel blocker (CCB), a blocker of the renin-angiotensin system (ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker) and a diuretic.

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Instructors' Collection ECG: Regular Really Wide QRS Tachycardia

ECG Guru

MARCH 6, 2024

Capoten (captopril) is an ACE inhibitor. So, we can assume the patient was probably being treated for angina, heart failure, and hypertension. Lasix (furosemide) is a potassium – wasting diuretic. Ntg is presumably sublingual nitroglycerine used for angina. Procardia (nifedipine) is a calcium-channel blocker.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Persistent high blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to pump blood. Chronic Pulmonary Disease Lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to pulmonary hypertension, which in turn can cause the right side of the heart to enlarge, a condition known as cor pulmonale.

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Medications for Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Parent Should Know

Conquering CHD

JUNE 20, 2023

POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS : While diuretics can be effective in managing symptoms such as edema and hypertension, possible side effects include electrolyte imbalances, dehydration, and hypotension. ACE Inhibitors WHAT THEY DO : ACE inhibitors block the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) which causes narrowing of blood vessels.

Congenital Heart Disease

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Abstract TMP97: Temporal Trends in Black-White Differences of Antihypertensive Treatment in Individuals With and Without History of Stroke: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS)

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The impact of these guidelines on anti-hypertensive regimen changes over time, and if this varied by prevalent stroke status, is unclear.Methods:REGARDS participants reporting anti-hypertensive medications with and without history of stroke who completed an in-home examination in 2003-2007 (Visit 1) or 2013-2016 (Visit 2) were included.

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Abstract 4142012: Ectasias of Multiple Coronary Arteries and a Coronary Cameral Fistula Between Right Coronary Artery and Coronary Sinus

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Case Description:A 59-year-old male with history of hypertension, diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis presented with new, progressive shortness of breath. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142012-A4142012, November 12, 2024. No murmur or extra heart sound were heard, and the lung sounds were normal.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

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Effect of psychosocial aspects on medication adherence in patients with heart failure amid socioeconomic challenges

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

were on ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers and 54.9% Those with a history of hypertension and depression were significantly more adherent to their medications than those who were not. Results A total of 237 participants were included in the final analysis. The mean age was 61.3±17.36 on beta-blockers.

Heart Failure

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Abstract 4134796: Safety of over 1000 consecutive, selected low risk patients with accelerated discharge from a chest pain unit with early generation cardiac troponin use, no cardiac functional or anatomic testing and no clinical risk scores

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Mean patient age was 55 yrs, 56% (n=575) were women, and comorbid conditions were frequent: hypertension (64.1%), dyslipidemia (46.1%), diabetes (25.7%), documented coronary artery disease (19.3%), previous revascularization (20.6%), previous myocardial infarction (10.1%). Length of stay (LOS) in the CPU to discharge was 10.4

Chest Pain

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A man in his 70s with chest pain during a bike ride

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The patient stated he had a long history of well-controlled hypertension for which he was compliant with his ACE-inhibitor. His pain radiated to his shoulders throughout the evening and the night but it did not prompt him to seek medical attention. He had no prior MI and recalls a “negative” stress test in the recent years.

Chest Pain

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This patient, who is a mid 60s female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and GERD, called 911 because of chest pain. The fire department, who operate at an EMT level in this municipality, arrived before us and administered 324 mg of baby aspirin to the patient due to concern for ACS. Lindahl et al.

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What Should Your Blood Pressure Be?

How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension

Instructors' Collection ECG: Regular Really Wide QRS Tachycardia

Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Medications for Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Parent Should Know

Abstract TMP97: Temporal Trends in Black-White Differences of Antihypertensive Treatment in Individuals With and Without History of Stroke: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS)

Abstract 4142012: Ectasias of Multiple Coronary Arteries and a Coronary Cameral Fistula Between Right Coronary Artery and Coronary Sinus

Effect of psychosocial aspects on medication adherence in patients with heart failure amid socioeconomic challenges

Abstract 4134796: Safety of over 1000 consecutive, selected low risk patients with accelerated discharge from a chest pain unit with early generation cardiac troponin use, no cardiac functional or anatomic testing and no clinical risk scores

A man in his 70s with chest pain during a bike ride

Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

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