Are There Any New Pharmacologic Therapies on the Horizon to Better Treat Hypertension?

Are There Any New Pharmacologic Therapies on the Horizon to Better Treat Hypertension?

Por: Gabriel B. Habib, Sr, MS, MD, FACC, FCCP, FAHA, Sukhdeep S. Basra, MD, MPH.  J CARDIOVASC PHARMACOL THER May 1, 2014( 107).

Hypertension is the most important cardiovascular risk factor. We have witnessed a significant improvement in hypertension treatment and control and an impressive growth in the pharmacologic options available to clinicians and hypertension specialists. With up to a third of patients with hypertension not at the recommended goal blood pressures, it is critically important to develop novel therapeutic approaches to better treat hypertension.