Relationship between initial therapy and blood pressure control for high-risk hypertension patients in the UK: a retrospective cohort study from the THIN general practice database.

Weir, Sharada; Juhasz, Attila; Puelles, Jorge; Tierney, Travis S

Weir, Sharada; Juhasz, Attila; Puelles, Jorge; Tierney, Travis S.

Affiliation

Weir S; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Juhasz A; PHMR Limited, London, UK.
Puelles J; Department of Clinical Sciences, Takeda Development Centre Europe Limited, London, UK.
Tierney TS; Takeda Development Centre Europe Limited, Global Outcomes Research, London, UK.

BMJ Open ; 7(7): e015527, 2017 Jul 28.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28756383

Subject(s)

Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use; Blood Pressure/drug effects; General Practice; Hypertension/prevention & control; Adult; Aged; Comorbidity; Databases, Factual; Female; Humans; Hypertension/drug therapy; Hypertension/epidemiology; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; United Kingdom/epidemiology

Key words

NICE clinical guidelines.; The health Improvement network (THIN) database; cardiovascular disease; combination therapy; diabetes mellitus; hypertension; kidney disease

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Blood Pressure / General Practice / Hypertension / Antihypertensive Agents Type of study: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Canada Country of publication: United kingdom

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