Why the study?
Does initiation of antihypertensive therapy improve blood pressure control to goal levels in adults with hypertension in routine clinical practice?
Does initiation of antihypertensive therapy improve blood pressure control to goal levels in adults with hypertension in routine clinical practice?
A significant proportion of patients initiating antihypertensive therapy in routine clinical practice fail to achieve blood pressure control within the first year, particularly those at the highest risk of adverse outcomes.
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Suboptimal BP control after antihypertensive initiation in routine care warrants caution in high-risk groups; hypothesis-generating for targeted strategies to improve attainment.
Weycker et al. (2008) studied this question.
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