Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey (ON-BP)
Author(s) -
N. H. McInnis,
G. J. Fodor,
Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong,
Frans H. H. Leenen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.269
Subject(s) - medicine , diuretic , blood pressure , drug class , population , antihypertensive drug , combination therapy , calcium channel blocker , comorbidity , cross sectional study , drug , pharmacotherapy , pharmacology , pathology , environmental health
The Ontario Blood Pressure (ON-BP) survey reported high treatment and control rates for hypertension in the province of Ontario, Canada, in a survey performed in 2006. This study examined patterns of utilization of antihypertensive drug classes and their impact on blood pressure (BP) control.
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