Hypertension Treatment

Everyday General Practitioner Challenges: Treatment of Arterial Hypertension (2)

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Delaying treatment of ocular hypertension: the ocular hypertension treatment study.

OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and efficacy of earlier vs later treatment in preventing primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in individuals with ocular hypertension. METHODS One thousand six hundred thirty-six individuals with intraocular pressure (IOP) from 24 to 32 mm Hg in 1 eye and 21 to 32 mm Hg in the fellow eye were randomized to observation or to topical ocular hypotensive medication. ...

Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study.

F OR DECADES BEFORE THE INITIATION OF THE Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS), no consensus existed among ophthalmologists regarding the treatment of patients with ocular hypertension. Some studies affirmed the protective benefits of treatment, and other studies did not support the use of preventive medical therapy. Therefore, it was unclear if early treatment was beneficial. Most of the...

Drug treatment of hypertension.

Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Treatment

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases and an estimated 970 million people worldwide suffer from the disease resulting in significant morbidity, mortality and financial burden globally. Despite significant advances in pharmaceutical treatment only 53% achieve targeted blood pressure goals largely due to poor patient compliance compe...