Therapeutic concordance improves blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An empathetic approach may be particularly useful in patients with therapy-resistant hypertension (TRH), defined as the failure to achieve target blood pressure (BP) despite a maximal doses of 3 antihypertensive drugs including a diuretic. However, the effects of therapeutic concordance have not been determined in hypertensive patients.

Methods

We designed a study to explore the impact of therapeutic concordance in patients with TRH, who were included in an intervention arm based on a protocol in which trained personnel periodically verified the pharmacological regimen of these patients.

Results

From a cohort of 5331 hypertensive patients followed-up for 77.64 ± 34.44 months, 886 subjects were found to have TRH; of these, 322 had apparent TRH (aTRH: uncon

SUBMITTER: Trimarco V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9943685 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature