PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Vidt, Donald G.
ED  - Bakst, Alan
AU  - Itskovitz, Harold D.
TI  - The role of adrenergic drugs in antihypertensive therapy
DP  - 1991 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 79--93
VI  - 58
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/58/1/79.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/58/1/79.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1991 Jan 01; 58
AB  - Abnormalities in the adrenergic system are believed by some to be a major contributing factor to primary hypertension, which may explain the increasing clinical usefulness of drugs that affect the adrenergic system. The clinical effects of drugs in this class can be predicted by the location of the alpha or beta receptors that are activated or inhibited by the drug. With the wide range of antihypertensive drugs now available, including diuretics and vasodilators as well as adrenergic agents, it is possible to individualize treatment in ways more appropriate than the traditional stepped-care approach.