英国公布最新的高血压药物指南

 
 
英国家庭医生被建议不要使用beta受体阻滞剂作为治疗高血压的常规用药，而使用其他治疗方法。

在采纳了英国国家国家卫生与临床研究院(NICE, London, UK)的建议之后，英国国家医疗总局(NHS, London, UK)签发的这些新指南，NICE认为其他药物在治疗高血压方面效果更好。这些药物包括钙通道阻滞剂、利尿剂和血管紧张素酶(ACE)抑制剂，通常用于调节激素系统和扩张血管。这些新指南的基础是，根据研究治疗高血压的药物能够将心脏病和脑卒中发作的危险降低一半。

New Guidelines for Blood Pressure Medication
 
Family doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) are being advised not to prescribe beta-blockers as the routine therapy for high blood pressure but to favor other treatments.

The new guidelines were issued by the National Health Service (NHS, London, UK) following advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE, London, UK) which noted that other drugs are better at treating hypertension. These include calcium channel blockers, diuretics, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, used to regulate the hormonal system and open up blood vessels. The new guidelines are based on research showing that the newer drugs used to treat high blood pressure cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes by half when compared to older treatments.