Abstract
Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) increases cardiovascular risk, independent of type of treatment. In this posthoc International Verapamil SR-Trandolapril Study analysis, we determined whether adverse outcomes are related to consistency of BP control, defined as the proportion of visits in which BP was in control. A total of 22 576 patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease were divided into 4 groups according to the proportion of visits in which BP was in control (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 299-305 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Hypertension |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2007 |
Keywords
- Antihypertensive drugs
- Antihypertensive treatment
- Blood pressure control
- Blood pressure measurement/monitoring
- Clinical trials
- Hypertension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine