for Health Care Providers
Classes of Antihypertensives Favored in the Setting of Specific Comorbidities
| Comorbidity | Diuretic | BB | ACEI | ARB | CCB | Aldosterone Antagonist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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* Not recommended as monotherapy for HTN, and may worsen glucose homeostasis Adapted from Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, et al. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report  . JAMA. 2003 May 21;289(19):2560-72. | ||||||
| CHF | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Post-MI | x | x | x | |||
| High risk of CAD | x | x | x | x | ||
| Diabetes | x | * | x | x | x | |
| CKD | x | x | ||||
| Prevention of recurrent stroke | x | x | ||||
From Hypertension
Primary Care of Veterans with HIV
Office of Clinical Public Health Programs
Veterans Health Administration, 2009
