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Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice
3/1/2011: What is the Optimal Blood Pressure in Patients After Acute Coronary Syndromes?
Ambrose Vela
Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
Tina Lopez
Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
Excerpt:"Acute coronary syndromes (ACS), which include unstable angina and myocardial infarctions (MIs), are responsible for most cardiovascular deaths.1 Observational studies have determined that deaths due to both ischemic heart disease and stroke increase progressively and linearly with blood pressure; however this theory is frequently challenged. The American Heart Association recommends a target blood pressure (BP) of <130/80 mmHg in patients at high risk of ACS, but few hard outcomes data exist to support these recommendations.2,3..."
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