Why the study?
Does initial antihypertensive drug treatment in clinical practice agree with national guidelines in the French population aged 50-80?
Population
17,855 individuals from the French population aged 50-80 receiving initial antihypertensive drug treatment
Comparison
Initial antihypertensive drug treatment in… vs National guidelines for the management of…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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Discrepancies in French antihypertensive prescribing warrant clinician review of local patterns; leaves open effectiveness of targeted implementation strategies.
Does initial antihypertensive drug treatment in clinical practice agree with national guidelines in the French population aged 50-80?
Real-world initial antihypertensive prescribing practices in France show significant discrepancies with national guidelines, and these practices appear uninfluenced by new guideline releases.
Meneton et al. (2011) studied this question.
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