A 32-year-old member asked:
please tell me can drugs for high blood pressure cause ischemia?
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Dr. Bennett Werner answered
Cardiology 44 years experience
Very rare: Only rarely. Hydralazine, nifedipine, and minoxidil - if given without a beta blocker - can cause reflex tachycardia which, in a marginally compensated person, could result in ischemia. It doesn't happen often.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Can drugs for high blood pressure lead to ischemia?
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Dr. Derrick Lonsdale answered
Preventive Medicine 73 years experience
Depends: Some drugs affect the autonomic (automatic) nervous system and it is theoretically possible to ifluence the micro circulation. Geneally speaking ----no.
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