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. 2008 Mar 28;105(13):232–237. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0232

Table 5. Suggested therapy for arterial hypertension under tyrosine-kinase inhibitor therapy.

RR Treatment-Free Interval Intervention Control Therapy
> 140/90 mm Hg*1 No Control within 24 h Introduction of anti-hypertensive therapy, accompanied by repeated measurements Frequently monotherapy, e.g. Ca antagonist or β-Blocker
Severe Hypertension (systole > 200 mm Hg*2) Yes Changes monitored closely, rapid escalation with exhaustion of the single dose Mostly combination therapy. For example, additional vasodilators, urapidil, central a-agonists or AT-II inhibitors. In resistant cases, multiple combinations necessary

*1 based on the 7th report of the JNC (20)

*2 Authors’ recommendation