Racial and Sex Differences in the Response to First-Line Antihypertensive Therapy.

ABSTRACT: Objective: As compared to whites, the black population develops hypertension (HTN) at an earlier age, has a greater frequency and severity of HTN, and has poorer control of blood pressure (BP). Traditional practices and treatment efforts have had minor impact on these disparities, with over a 2-fold higher death rate currently for blacks as compared to whites. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) is located in the southeastern US and the Stroke Belt, which has higher rates of HTN and related diseases as compared to the rest of the country. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the UMC's Research Data Warehouse, containing >30 million electronic health records from >900,000 patients to determine the initial BP response following the first prescribed antihypertensi

SUBMITTER: Clemmer JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7773696 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature