Hypertension

Reports outline hypertension study findings from N.A. Khan and colleagues

Published in Hospital Business Week, August 10th, 2008

According to recent research from Vancouver, Canada, "To Update the evidence-based recommendations for the prevention and management of hypertension in adults. For lifestyle and pharmacological interventions, evidence was preferentially reviewed from randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews of trials."

"Changes in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality were the primary outcomes of interest. However, for lifestyle interventions, blood pressure lowering was accepted as a primary outcome given the lack of long-term morbidity and mortality data in this field. Progression of kidney dysfunction was also accepted as a clinically relevant primary Outcome among...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2008-08-10)

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