Why the study?
Does follow-up within a month of antihypertensive initiation improve blood pressure control at 120 days in treatment-naïve hypertensive patients?
Does follow-up within a month of antihypertensive initiation improve blood pressure control at 120 days in treatment-naïve hypertensive patients?
Early follow-up within one month of initiating antihypertensive therapy is associated with slightly better blood pressure control at 120 days, supporting guideline recommendations.
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Early follow-up was associated with modestly higher BP control; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Brixner et al. (2010) studied this question.
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