The management of hypertension in general practice: part 1

ABSTRACT

Hypertension is associated with high morbidity and mortality in the Caribbean and the role of the general practitioner is central to the proper management of this disease. The recognition that the hypertensive population is heterogenous, that there are ethnic differences in the response to different antihypertensive medication and that hypertension often coexists with other diseases, has led to the individualization of the treatment based on patient profiling. The step care approach to the treatment of hypertension is inappropriate for the population in the Caribbean. (Summary)