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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510080

Real-World Predictors and Patterns of Timely Antihypertensive Treatment Escalation in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis

Tanja Dudenbostel, Abiy Agiro, Kathleen Wilson, Emma Pennington, Joseph Tkacz, Zulkarnain Pulungan, Shan Luan, Joanna Huang and Craig Beavers

Article Type: Original Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11

Many patients experienced treatment escalation more than 3 months after initial therapy, suggesting delayed time to antihypertensive treatment intensification relative to guideline recommendations. Real-world predictors of timely treatment escalation of antihypertensives included primary aldosteronism, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and older age....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510081

Randomized Controlled Study on Pharmacist Intervention of Hypertension Outcomes in an Indian Setting

M. Chandra Sekar and Satheesh S. Gottipati

Article Type: Original Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11

Blood pressure control improved progressively in the intervention group after each counseling session. By the fifth visit in Phase 1, 44 patients (48.8%) in the intervention group were normotensive versus 0 (0%) in the non-intervention group. In Phase 2, pharmacist intervention was offered to the Phase 1 non-intervention group; after 6 months, 72.2% were normotensive, 28.8% were pre-hypertensive, and 0% remained hypertensive....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510079

Policosanol on Lipid Profile and Blood Pressure in Pre-Hypertensive and Grade I Hypertensive Cuban Patients

Julio César Fernández Travieso, Moura Revueltas Aguero, Amarilys Jiménez Chiquet, Yamile Valdes, Yenney Reyes Nuñez, Yanay Fernández Domínguez, Evelyn Anie González Pla, Sarahi Mendoza Castaño, Manuel Delfin Pérez Caballero, Deisy Navarro, Yolanda Cruz Gomez, Melisi mesa Angarica, Gladys Jíménez Rivero and Carlos Sánchez Texido

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11

Policosanol has beneficial effects on the lipid profile and the vascular system. Meta-analyses of previous clinical trials concluded that policosanol can reduce blood pressure. This post-hoc analysis evaluated the effects of policosanol on the lipid profile and blood pressure in Cuban patients with prehypertension and stage I hypertension....

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