December 1, 2008
Ver artículo completoPractical solutions to the challenges of uncontrolled hypertension: a white paper
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This white paper identifies six key challenges in reaching goal blood pressure and proposes straightforward actions to treat all challenging patients effectively to goal blood pressure.
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Patients with blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or greater (uncontrolled hypertension)
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Straightforward actions to improve management of hypertension and persistent optimization of therapy
This white paper identifies six key challenges in hypertension management and calls for straightforward actions to effectively treat patients to goal blood pressure.
Resumen
This white paper is an urgent call to action from an international group of physicians. The continued failure to control hypertension takes an unacceptable toll on patients, families and society and it must be addressed. Any patient with blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or greater can be characterized as a 'challenging patient', is at significant risk, and requires persistent optimization of therapy until target blood pressure is achieved. Six key challenges in reaching this goal blood pressure are described: (1) inadequate primary prevention; (2) faulty awareness of risk; (3) lack of simplicity; (4) therapeutic inertia; (5) insufficient patient empowerment; and (6) unsupportive healthcare systems. This white paper identifies straightforward actions that will produce rapid improvements in the management of hypertension, with a simple aim: to treat all challenging patients effectively to goal blood pressure, preventing disability and saving lives.