Can-SCIP Coach App
  1. Can-SCIP
  2. Recommendations
  3. Guidelines
  4. Section 2 - MANAGEMENT OF SCI COMPLICATIONS

N - CARDIOMETABOLIC




Clinicians should use the Canadian Heart and Stroke Guideline for treating hypertension in the general population for treating individuals living with SCI. (Adapted from NASH 2018, p.412; Level C)
Clinicians should consider SCI-related factors when selecting an antihypertensive agent, such as the effect of thiazide diuretics on bladder management. Orthostatic hypotension is a known side effect of anti-hypertensive treatments. (NASH 2018, p.413; Level C)