Fifteen years with clinical guidelines in the treatment of hypertension-still discrepancies between intentions and practice

2468 patients with a diagnosis of hypertension registered in the records of 56 general practitioners in Sør- and Nord-Trøndelag counties in Norway. 57% women, 43% men; 41% aged 70 years or older.

Current clinical practice for hypertension management

Levels of blood pressure in accordance with the recommendations of the Norwegian clinical guidelines for hypertension, and fractions of patients with a measured blood pressure and serum cholesterol in one year.surrogate