Sodium nitroprusside is avoided as a first-line agent as it can cause coronary steal by decrease regional blood flow and worsening myocardial ischaemia secondary to differential vasodilation. BP management should not delay emergency management of ACS itself. ACEi/ ARB, and β blocker along with anti...
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Introduction Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is currently one of the standard methods used in the diagnosis and management of hypertension. The American [1], European [2], and Japanese guidelines [3] for hypertension recommend out-of-office blood pressure (BP) monitoring to minimize the w...