Management of hypertension with fixed-dose triple-combination treatment improves compliance and disease control
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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: Interní medicína pro praxi
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1212-7299,1803-5256
DOI: 10.36290/int.2016.009