COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY: WHEN THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS
https://doi.org/10.15829/1728-8800-2013-3-68-71
Abstract
The paper discusses the importance of high treatment compliance in the case of long-term or life-long therapy. This problem can be resolved by the use of combination pharmacological treatment, such as the combination of a calcium channel blocker and an ACE inhibitor. Apart from the higher treatment compliance, this combination provides additional metabolic benefits, due to the beneficial metabolic effects of its components.
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E. O. Taratukhin
N. I. Pirogov Russian National Medical Research University, Moscow
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
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N. V. Teplova
N. I. Pirogov Russian National Medical Research University, Moscow
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Taratukhin E.O., Teplova N.V. COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY: WHEN THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS. Cardiovascular Therapy and Prevention. 2013;12(3):68-71. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15829/1728-8800-2013-3-68-71
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