Antihypertensive treatment in patients with BP <140/90 mm Hg

Maria Lorenza Muiesan, MD, is a professor of internal medicine at the University of Brescia, Italy. Her research focuses on cardiovascular abnormalities and use of cardiovascular drugs in hypertension and heart failure.

In which patients with blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg would you recommend or suggest antihypertensive treatment?

Maria Lorenza Muiesan, MD: Yes, patients with values <140/90 mm Hg can be treated when they have a very high cardiovascular risk. And this means that they usually had a previous cardiovascular event or they have advanced chronic kidney disease.

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Antihypertensive treatment in patients with BP <140/90 mm Hg

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