Use of Benzodiazepines in Hypertension Treatment

pp. 355-359

Abstract

Hypertension is a worldwide prevalent disease and one of the main cardiovascular risk factors. Today we live in a society dominated by stress, depression and anxiety, disorders generating a high sympathetic discharge which is damaging for the cardiovascular health. It is usual that as physician we meet patients who in the office and/or emergency departments pres- ent some degree of anxiety associated with elevated blood pressure, and in these cases, the treatment chosen to decrease blood pressure is frequently anxiolytics, specially benzodiazepines. As currently no guidelines support the use of anxiolytics for blood pressure management, we decided to carry out a bibliographic review to assess the evidences of their indication to treat hypertension.

How to cite this article:

Schiavone MJ, Richly P, Pronotti V, Pérez M, Aquieri A, Avaca H, et al. Use of Benzodiazepines in Hypertension Treatment. Rev Argent Cardiol 2022;90:355-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.7775/rac.v90.i5.20558