New hypertension treatment recommendations

摘要

Beta-blockers are no longer recommended as routine initial therapy for hypertension in England and Wales,say the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and the British Hypertension Society in an updated guideline published this week.It recommends calcium-channel blockers,thiazide-type diuretics or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors as first-line treatment depending on age and ethnic origin (see Panel).