Case study – Treating a hypertensive patient experiencing episodes of elevated heart rate

Learning objectives

You will learn:

• How to stratify cardiovascular risk in patients with hypertension according to the most recent 2024 European Society of Cardiology clinical guidelines
• The clinical importance of an elevated heart rate in hypertension and guideline recommended approaches to initiating pharmacotherapy
• The role of quadruple therapy for the treatment of complicated hypertension in the patient with established heart disease, and for the reduction of residual cardiovascular risk
• The indications for β1-selective β-blockade.