Anti-Adrenergic Therapy in Hypertensive Patients with Concomitant Disease

The importance of hypertension as a risk factor for heart failure [1, 2] reinforces the importance of preventative strategies directed towards earlier and more aggressive blood pressure control. Treatment of hypertension has been shown to improve outcomes in hypertensive subjects, particularly when the agent used not only controls blood pressure but also limits or reverses myocardial hypertrophy [2].