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Characterizing Hypertension Specialist Care in Canada: A National Survey.
Lui, Samantha; Dubrofsky, Lisa; Khan, Nadia A; Tobe, Sheldon W; Huynh, Jessica; Kuyper, Laura; Mathew, Anna; Amin, Syed; Schiffrin, Ernesto L; Harvey, Paula; Leung, Alexander A; Ruzicka, Marcel; Mangat, Birinder; Reid, David; Floras, John; Bittman, Jesse; Garbutt, Lauren; Braam, Branko; Suri, Rita; Hannah-Shmouni, Fady; Prebtani, Ally; Savard, Sebastien; MacMillan, Thomas E; Ruddy, Terrence D; Vallee, Michel; Bollu, Apoorva; Logan, Alexander; Padwal, Raj; Ringrose, Jennifer.
Afiliação
  • Lui S; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Dubrofsky L; Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Khan NA; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Tobe SW; Division of Nephrology Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto and Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
  • Huynh J; Department of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Kuyper L; Division of General Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Mathew A; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, St. Joseph Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Amin S; Division of Nephrology, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Schiffrin EL; Department of Medicine, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Harvey P; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Leung AA; Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Ruzicka M; Division of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Mangat B; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Reid D; Dvision of Nephrology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Floras J; University Health Network and Sinai Health Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Bittman J; Division of Community Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Garbutt L; Division of Endocrinology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Braam B; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Suri R; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Hannah-Shmouni F; Division of Endocrinology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columba, Canada, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
  • Prebtani A; Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Savard S; Department of Medicine, Universite Laval, Hotel-Dieu de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
  • MacMillan TE; Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Ruddy TD; Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Vallee M; Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Bollu A; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Logan A; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Padwal R; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Ringrose J; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
CJC Open ; 5(12): 907-915, 2023 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38204853
ABSTRACT

Background:

The hypertension specialist often receives referrals of patients with young-onset, severe, difficult-to-control hypertension, patients with hypertensive emergencies, and patients with secondary causes of hypertension. Specialist hypertension care compliments primary care for these complex patients and contributes to an overall hypertension control strategy. The objective of this study was to characterize hypertension centres and the practice patterns of Canadian hypertension specialists.

Methods:

Adult hypertension specialists across Canada were surveyed to describe hypertension centres and specialist practice in Canada, including the following the patient population managed by hypertension specialists; details on how care is provided; practice pattern variations; and differences in access to specialized hypertension resources across the country.

Results:

The survey response rate was 73.5% from 25 hypertension centres. Most respondents were nephrologists and general internal medicine specialists. Hypertension centres saw between 50 and 2500 patients yearly. A mean of 17% (± 15%) of patients were referred from the emergency department and a mean of 52% (± 24%) were referred from primary care. Most centres had access to specialized testing (adrenal vein sampling, level 1 sleep studies, autonomic testing) and advanced therapies for resistant hypertension (renal denervation). Considerable heterogeneity was present in the target blood pressure in young people with low cardiovascular risk and in the diagnostic algorithms for investigating secondary causes of hypertension.

Conclusions:

These results summarize the current state of hypertension specialist care and highlight opportunities for further collaboration among hypertension specialists, including standardization of the approach to specialist care for patients with hypertension.
Contexte Le spécialiste de l'hypertension reçoit souvent des patients orientés pour une hypertension sévère, d'apparition précoce et difficile à maîtriser, pour une urgence hypertensive ou pour des causes secondaires de l'hypertension. Les soins spécialisés de l'hypertension complètent les soins primaires pour ces cas complexes et font partie d'une stratégie globale de maîtrise de l'hypertension. Cette étude avait pour objectif de caractériser les centres de traitement de l'hypertension et les habitudes de pratique des spécialistes canadiens qui traitent l'hypertension. Méthodologie Un sondage a été mené auprès de spécialistes de l'hypertension adulte de l'ensemble du Canada afin de décrire les centres de traitement de l'hypertension et la pratique des spécialistes au Canada, notamment les éléments suivants la population de patients prise en charge par des spécialistes de l'hypertension, les renseignements sur la façon dont les soins sont prodigués, les variations dans les habitudes de pratique ainsi que les différences relatives à l'accès aux ressources spécialisées en hypertension à l'échelle du pays. Résultats Le taux de réponse au sondage a été de 73,5 % dans 25 centres de l'hypertension. La plupart des répondants étaient des néphrologues et des spécialistes en médecine interne générale. Les centres de l'hypertension recevaient entre 50 et 2500 patients par année. En moyenne, 17 % (± 15 %) des patients provenaient du service des urgences et 52 % (± 24 %) provenaient d'une unité de soins primaires. La plupart des centres avaient accès à des tests spécialisés (prélèvements veineux surrénaliens, études du sommeil de niveau 1, tests autonomes) et à des traitements avancés pour l'hypertension résistante (dénervation rénale). Une hétérogénéité considérable a été constatée en ce qui concerne la pression artérielle cible chez les jeunes présentant un faible risque cardiovasculaire et les algorithmes diagnostiques pour étudier les causes secondaires de l'hypertension.

Conclusions:

Ces résultats résument la situation actuelle des soins spécialisés de l'hypertension et font ressortir des occasions d'accroître la collaboration entre les spécialistes de l'hypertension, notamment en ce qui concerne une normalisation de l'approche des soins spécialisés pour les patients hypertendus.

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article