Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

In this updated guideline, focus has shifted away from “as low as possible,” with a consensus of 140/90 mm Hg as goal.

Sponsoring Organization: American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Society of Hypertension

Target Audience: Primary care providers, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons

Target Population: Hypertension in the setting of coronary artery disease

Background and Objective

This is an update of “Treatment of Hypertension in the Prevention and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease,” an AHA scientific statement published in 2007.

Key Points

For the prevention of complications of hypertension in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), blood pressure lowering is more important than the particular drug class used.
For secondary prevention in patients with underlying comorbid illnesses, not all drug classes have been proven to con…

Reviewing Author

Joel M. Gore, MD

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNIH–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute