Patient's question:
The family has a history of hereditary hypertension and has been taking oral medications for a long time, but they are unaware of the different categories of antihypertensive drugs?Doctor's answer:
For the disease of hypertension, commonly used drugs in clinical diagnosis include calcium channel blockers, diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin II receptor blockers. Different drugs exhibit varying effects on hypertensive patients. For example, when hypertension recurs with a faster heart rate, beta-blockers can be used. If there is kidney damage in the second-level neurons of hypertension, ARBs or ACEI drugs can be employed.