Key result
Stepped Care antihypertensive therapy reduced the 5-year incidence of myocardial infarction and angina pectoris compared to Referred Care in individuals with negative baseline findings.
Why the study?
Does Stepped Care antihypertensive therapy reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction and angina pectoris compared to Referred Care?
RCT
Does Stepped Care antihypertensive therapy reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction and angina pectoris compared to Referred Care?
Stepped care antihypertensive therapy reduces the 5-year incidence of symptomatic coronary heart disease, including MI and angina pectoris, compared to referred care.
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Supports stepped care for lower symptomatic CHD risk in this subgroup; leaves open need for RCT confirmation before practice change.
A 1984 study conducted an RCT in Hypertension. Stepped Care (antihypertensive therapy) vs. Referred Care was evaluated on Incidence of myocardial infarction and angina pectoris. Stepped Care antihypertensive therapy reduced the 5-year incidence of myocardial infarction and angina pectoris compared to Referred Care in individuals with negative baseline findings.
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