Blood Pressure Control 1 Year After Referral to a Hypertension Specialist

Hypertension is highly prevalent and remains poorly controlled. The purpose of this study was to evaluate blood pressure (BP) control in patients with uncontrolled hypertension 1 year after referral to a hypertension specialist. A retrospective chart review was performed on 158 patients evaluated by...

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Published in:The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Conn.), 2013-09, Vol.15 (9), p.624-629
Main Authors: Denker, Matthew G., Haddad, Danny B., Townsend, Raymond R., Cohen, Debbie L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aldosterone - blood
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Blood Pressure - physiology
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension - blood
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Original Papers
Patient Compliance
Referral and Consultation
Renin - blood
Retrospective Studies
Specialization
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Hypertension is highly prevalent and remains poorly controlled. The purpose of this study was to evaluate blood pressure (BP) control in patients with uncontrolled hypertension 1 year after referral to a hypertension specialist. A retrospective chart review was performed on 158 patients evaluated by a single hypertension specialist between 2005 and 2010 at the Penn Hypertension Program. Patients were included if they had at least 1 year of follow‐up and had baseline plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration measured. Drug regimens were adjusted with particular attention to results of renin‐aldosterone profiling. Mean BP of the entire cohort decreased from 149/87 mm Hg to 129/78 mm Hg at 1 year (P
ISSN:1524-6175
1751-7176
1751-7176
DOI:10.1111/jch.12146