Patient's question:
My grandmother suffered from coronary heart disease last year. In the recent period, my grandmother often experienced dizziness and palpitations. I took her to see a doctor, and it was discovered that she had high blood pressure. I would like to inquire about the appropriate antihypertensive medication for patients with hypertension who also have coronary heart disease.Doctor's answer:
Now the patient suffers from coronary heart disease, and at the same time, he also has hypertension. In such a case, to increase the number of medications, it should be decided to implement treatment with drugs that can both lower blood pressure and treat coronary heart disease, with calcium channel blockers being the priority. There are many drugs in these two categories. The characteristic of these drugs is that they can dilate the coronary arteries while also lowering blood pressure, in addition to appropriately reducing heart rate. They are suitable for elderly patients with hypertension complicated by coronary heart disease to take orally.