A 48-year-old man with no cardiovascular disease, non-smoker, BMI 27 kg/m² and 10-year ASCVD risk of 6% has blood pressures averaging 132/84 mmHg desp...

Question

A 48-year-old man with no cardiovascular disease, non-smoker, BMI 27 kg/m² and 10-year ASCVD risk of 6% has blood pressures averaging 132/84 mmHg despite 6 months of lifestyle optimisation. According to Hypertension Canada, what is the most appropriate management strategy now?

Accepted Answer

Continue lifestyle therapy without pharmacologic treatment

Answer

Start an ACE inhibitor

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Start a thiazide diuretic

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Start a beta-blocker

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Start dual antihypertensive therapy

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Stage 1 hypertension, low risk

A 48-year-old man with no cardiovascular disease, non-smoker, BMI 27 kg/m² and 10-year ASCVD risk of 6% has blood pressures averaging 132/84 mmHg despite 6 months of lifestyle optimisation. According to Hypertension Canada, what is the most appropriate management strategy now?