Antihypertensive Medication Use Among US Adults With Hypertension | Zendy

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Antihypertensive Medication Use Among US Adults With Hypertension

Author(s) -

Qiuping Gu,

Ryne Paulose-Ram,

Charles Dillon,

Vicki L. Burt

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.542290

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , antihypertensive drug , diuretic , diabetes mellitus , medical prescription , guideline , heart failure , calcium channel blocker , ace inhibitor , beta blocker , angiotensin converting enzyme , endocrinology , pharmacology , pathology

High blood pressure can be controlled through existing antihypertensive drug therapy. This study examined trends in prescribed antihypertensive medication use among US adults with hypertension and compared drug utilization patterns with recommendations of the Sixth Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.

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