Open AccessAdherence to Antihypertensive Medications and Cardiovascular Morbidity Among Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients
Author(s) -
Giampiero Mazzaglia,
Ettore Ambrosioni,
Marianna Alacqua,
Alessandro Filippi,
Emiliano Sessa,
Vincenzo Immordino,
Claudio Borghi,
Ovidio Brignoli,
Achille P. Caputi,
Claudio Cricelli,
LG Mantovani
Publication year - 2009
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.108.830299
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , intensive care medicine
Nonadherence to antihypertensive treatment is a common problem in cardiovascular prevention and may influence prognosis. We explored predictors of adherence to antihypertensive treatment and the association of adherence with acute cardiovascular events.
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