Most Recent Trials and Advances in Hypertension
Key result
Recent evidence in hypertension supports the superiority of ambulatory blood pressure measurements for cardiovascular risk assessment and the clinical benefits of fixed-dose combinations and polypills.
Why the study?
Blood pressure control remains a clinical challenge, especially for patients with established cardiovascular disease, amid evolving late-breaking clinical trials and evidence.
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Implication
May support ambulatory BP monitoring and polypills in hypertension; leaves open need for prospective RCTs to confirm outcomes.
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Population
Patients with hypertension, including special populations such as primary prevention, pregnant women, and the elderly
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Intervention
Various hypertension management strategies including ambulatory or 24-hour blood pressure measurements, fixed-dose combinations, polypills, telemedicine, algorithms, and renal denervation
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Outcome
Blood pressure control and cardiovascular risk assessment
This review highlights recent advances in hypertension management, emphasizing the superiority of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and the clinical benefits of fixed-dose combination therapies.
Cite This Study
Rey-Rañal et al. (2022) conducted a review in Hypertension. Recent evidence in hypertension supports the superiority of ambulatory blood pressure measurements for cardiovascular risk assessment and the clinical benefits of fixed-dose combinations and polypills.