Open AccessRace-Specific Patterns of Treatment Intensification Among Hypertensive Patients Using Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Analysis Using Defined Daily Doses in the Heart Healthy Lenoir Study
Author(s) -
Doyle M. Cummings,
Alyssa Adams,
Jacquie Halladay,
Alan L. Hinderliter,
Katrina E Donahue,
Crystal W. Cené,
Quefeng Li,
Cassandra Miller,
Beverly A. Garcia,
Jim Tillman,
Edwin Little,
Darren A. DeWalt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of pharmacotherapy/the annals of pharmacotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.926
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1542-6270
pISSN - 1060-0280
DOI - 10.1177/1060028018806001
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , prospective cohort study , cohort , cardiology
Racial disparities in blood pressure (BP) control persist, but whether differences by race in antihypertensive medication intensification (AMI) contribute is unknown.