Hypertension

Study data from M. Heisler and co-authors update knowledge of hypertension

Published in Blood Weekly, July 17th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "Hypertension may be poorly controlled because patients do not take their medications (poor adherence) or because providers do not increase medication when appropriate (lack of medication intensification, or ''clinical inertia''). We examined the prevalence of and relationship between patient adherence and provider treatment intensification."

"We used a retrospective cohort study of hypertensive patients who had filled prescriptions for 1 or more blood pressure (BP) medications at Veterans' Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities in a Midwestern VA administrative region. Our sample included all patients who received at...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-07-17)

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