Misconceptions and Facts About Treating Hypertension - 24/04/15
, Ehud Grossman, MD b, Franz H. Messerli, MD aAbstract |
Hypertension is a powerful risk factor strongly linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Because of its high prevalence, health care providers at many levels are involved in treating hypertension. Distinct progress has been made in improving the rates of hypertension awareness and treatment over years, but the overall control of hypertension remains inadequate. Several recent guidelines from different sources have been put forward in an attempt to bridge the gap between existing evidence and clinical practice. Despite this effort, several misconceptions about treating hypertensive cardiovascular disease continue to persist among clinicians. This review highlights some of the misconceptions regarding antihypertensive therapy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Antihypertensive therapy, Hypertension, J-curve
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| Conflict of Interest: FHM is a consultant or has advisory relationships with Daiichi, Sankyo, Pfizer, Takeda, Abbott, AbbVie, Servier, Medtronic, Inc, and Ipca Laboratories. |
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| Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript. |
Vol 128 - N° 5
P. 450-455 - mai 2015 Retour au numéro
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