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Mr Krishnamurthi
Of late looks my cousin is having BP. Checked his BP hourly and it is in the range of 135/70to 145/84 for the past two days .
He gets slight headache sometimes. He is otherwise healthy no diabetic, no cholesterol etc
Can he take a beta blocker /calcium blocker to start with to bring down the BP
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Dr. Ajeya N. Ukadgaonkar
Interventional Cardiologist
13 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Hello,
His BP is high but there are 2 things we need to decide. 1. Does he need medicines for this or can be dealt with lifestyle modifications ? 2. Which medicines will be appropriate. I need further information about him for further advice. CCB , ARB/ACEI or Thiazide diuretics are the first line anti hypertensive agents. Beta blockers are not.
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