FIXED HIGH-DOSE TRIPLE COMBINATION ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION IN PATIENTS WITH UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION
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Fixed-dose triple-combination treatments in the management of hypertension.
Hypertension remains uncontrolled in approximately 50% of patients with hypertension, which increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in these individuals. A key factor contributing to poor blood pressure (BP) control is nonadherence to prescribed antihypertensive medications. Improving patient adherence to antihypertensive therapy is the key to improving BP goal attainment. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0263-6352,1473-5598
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000748968.71197.21