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Specific recommendations include:

Specific Situations:

o Reduce salt to less than 1500 mg per day.

o Diabetes mellitus: ACE inhibiters and ARBs especially
if they have albuminuria.

o Increase K to 3500 mg per day.
o Activity, at least 30 minutes per day 3-5 days a week.
o Limit alcohol to less than two drinks for men and one
drink for women per day.
o Decrease saturated fats and increase fruits, vegetables, grains.
According to data available dietary changes alone will reduce
BP by 11 mm Hg.

Pharmacological Treatment:

o Metabolic Syndrome: First line drugs, avoid beta blocker
unless they have CAD.
o Valvular Aortic Stenosis: Use smaller dose and avoid
vasodilators.
o Race: African Americans are best treated with Ca blockers
and Chlorthalidone.

First line drugs:

o Age: Same guidelines but less intense, hypertension control
is crucial for cognitive function.

o Chlorthalidone is preferred over Hydrochlorothiazide.

o Perioperative: Beta blockers may be a good choice here.

o Ca channel blockers

o CVA: A gradual decrease in the BP is important. Lower by
15% in first 24 hours. Use IV drugs for better control of
delivery. Try to bring the BP below 185 systolic and 110
diastolic in the first 24 hours.

o ACE inhibiters
o ARBs
o Beta blockers should only be used as first line in coronary
artery disease.
o Centrally acting alpha 1 agonists should be avoided and
used only as a last resort.

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This article is a collaboration
between Mian A Jan, MD, FACC,
Chairman Department of Medicine,
Penn Medicine, Chester County
Hospital, and Mian Kouresch Jan,
MD who is doing residency at
University of California, San Diego.
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