Why the study?
Does treatment compliance differ between patients with treatment resistant hypertension and those responsive to treatment?
Population
110 consecutive medical outpatients with hypertension taking stable treatment with at least two…
Comparison
Treatment resistant hypertension (cases) vs Hypertension responsive to treatment (controls)
Design
Case-control
Authors
Loading...
Compliance rates do not differ by response status; leaves open other mechanisms of resistance and should not yet change practice.
Does treatment compliance differ between patients with treatment resistant hypertension and those responsive to treatment?
When treatment compliance was monitored objectively, no difference was found between patients with treatment resistant hypertension and those responsive to treatment, suggesting other factors explain the lack of response.
Nüesch et al. (2001) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: