DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i05.040

Pages: 1688-1690

Hypertension (HTN) is a worldwide epidemic. It is a chronic disease with a high mortality and morbidity, and has a very high cost to society. Overall 20 % of the population in the world has HTN. Arterial hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular complication after anesthesia and surgery. Bite and chew, sublingual, and oral immediate – release Nifedipine have became traditional know. Better newer drugs are available like Clonidine, Esmolol, and Dexmetomidine. Use of immediate release Nifedipine has been reduced by 98%.However a moratorium on the use of immediate release Nifedipine for hypertensive urgencies has existed.