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Recently the frequency of hypertension and its complication became increased. The use of antihypertensive drug was surveyed in order to take the basic materials about the treatment of hypertension. This study was accomplished with the prescription sheets and chart profiles of the two hundred hypertensive patients of the internal medical department in Chonnam national University Hospital during 6 months from Jan. 1988 to June 1988. Fifteen percent of hypertensive patients had family history. On analysis of hypertension-related complication, 40% occupied cardiovascular diseases such as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure. On analysis of the combination of antihypertensive drug, 60% occupied the combination of diuretic, β-blocker, (sympatholytic) and Ca-antagonist. The use of sympatholytic except for α, β-blocker was trending toward decrease, but the use of Ca-antagonist toward increase.
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