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Question: Hi, I am a bp patient and also had a heart attack 3 weeks back. My doc prescribed sartel h 40 and stopped amlodipine. But my bp is high 196/98. What to do ?
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Any suggestion regarding the medicine prescribed ?
Brief Answer:
Control of BP in a cardiac patient
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Since you are not having good control of BP with Sartel-H 40 (Telmisartan 40 mg, Hdrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg) ,the other antihypertensive drug which can be added in your case (having also coronary artery disease -heart attack 03 weeks back) is Beta-adrenergic blocker e.g.Metoprolol or Alpha-adrenergic /Beta-adrenergic blocker e.g.Carvedilol.
However the drug and dosage has to be decided by treating doctor/cardiologist to bring down to goal BP of =/< 140/90 mm hg.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Control of BP in a cardiac patient
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Since you are not having good control of BP with Sartel-H 40 (Telmisartan 40 mg, Hdrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg) ,the other antihypertensive drug which can be added in your case (having also coronary artery disease -heart attack 03 weeks back) is Beta-adrenergic blocker e.g.Metoprolol or Alpha-adrenergic /Beta-adrenergic blocker e.g.Carvedilol.
However the drug and dosage has to be decided by treating doctor/cardiologist to bring down to goal BP of =/< 140/90 mm hg.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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