Table 5 Antihypertensive treatment

From: Blood pressure control and management of very elderly patients with hypertension in primary care settings in Spain

Monotherapy (%)

27.7

 ARB

32.6

 ACEi

30.4

 Diuretic

18.3

 Calcium channel blocker

13.1

 Beta blocker

3.3

 Direct renin inhibitor

1.2

 Alfa blocker

0.7

 Others

0.4

Combined therapy (%)

72.3

 Diuretic+ARB

51.7

 Diuretic+ACEi

19.6

 Calcium channel blocker+ARB

13.6

 ACEi+calcium channel blocker

7.7

 Diuretic+renin direct inhibitor

3.2

 Diuretic+beta blocker

2.3

 Others

1.9

  1. Abbreviations: ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers; ACEi, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
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