Hypertension is a powerful risk factor strongly linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Because of its high prevalence, health care providers at many levels are involved in treating hypertension. Distinct progress has been made in improving the rates of hypertension awareness and treatment over years, but the overall control of hypertension remains inadequate. Several recent guidelines from ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the impact of hospitalization on antihypertensive pharmacotherapy and blood pressure control in older persons. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore the impact of hospitalization on the management of hypertension and antihypertensive pharmacotherapy in a cohort of older patients with a documented diagnosis of hypertension. METHODS A retrospective, ...

Irbesartan is an angiotensin II receptor (AT1 subtype) antagonist that has been extensively studied in the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi clinical development program. As shown in seven placebo controlled clinical trials, irbesartan provides clinically significant dose related reductions in blood pressure in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension. Once daily dosing provides full 24 h blood pr...

This article summarizes pertinent data from clinical trials on the effects of antihypertensive therapy on cardiovascular complications. Prior definitions of hypertension and blood pressure goals of therapy are discussed, and differences between national and international guidelines on such goals are summarized. The results of the SPRINT study are summarized, and the impact of this study on futu...