Association between care by hypertension specialists and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of medical care by hypertension specialists on the risk of subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among uncontrolled hypertensive patients remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between care by hypertension specialists and the risk of MACE among patients with uncontrolled hypertension.

Methods

Using the Urumqi Hypertension Database (UHDATA), we studied a retrospective cohort of patients aged 45-79 years who were admitted for uncontrolled hypertension at People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, between 2015 and 2019. Based on hospitalization departments, we identified patients who had been exposed to medical care by hypertension specialists at least once and divided patients into a hypertension specia

SUBMITTER: Cai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12926387 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature