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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
HTN, low pulse
Answered by
Cleveland Clinic - Heart
Cleveland - OH
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Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Jul 04, 2009 09:37PM
, Jul 04, 2009 09:37PM
Yes, as there are several which affect the blood pressure primarily through peripheral actions ( such as diuretics, Ace inhibitors or ARBs) which do not slow down the heart and in fact may increase it through decrease in PVR, which causes sympathetic reflexes to be activated to increase heart rate.
