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Hypertension [PDF]

, 2004
Hypertension is a rapidly moving clinical field with frequent developments in new pharmacologic agents and management strategies. Perhaps more importantly, there have been substantial improvements in our understanding of how best to use the drugs ...
Farrugia, Emanuel
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Olmesartan-based monotherapy vs combination therapy in hypertension: A meta-analysis based on age and chronic kidney disease status. [PDF]

, 2017
Antihypertensive monotherapy is often insufficient to control blood pressure (BP). Several recent guidelines advocate for initial combination drug therapy in many patients. This meta-analysis of seven randomized, double-blind studies (N = 5888) evaluated
Bakris, George, Deedwania, Prakash, Reimitz, Paul-Egbert, Weber, Michael   +3 more
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Trends in first‐line monotherapy and combination therapy for hypertension in UK primary care

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Debate remains about the optimal initial treatment strategy for hypertension. Most guidelines recommend first‐line combination therapy for most patients. However, the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends first‐line monotherapy for all patients.
Kyle Johnson, Sarah Beradid, James M. Brophy, Robert W. Platt, Christel Renoux   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease and excessive alcohol consumption are both independent risk factors for mortality

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Visualisation of the study desgin, main results and key findings. Abstract Background and Aims MAFLD often cooccurs with excessive alcohol consumption, while its prognostic value in this group remains unclear. We aimed to study the mortality risk of MAFLD in relation to excessive alcohol consumption and its potential interactions.
Laurens A. van Kleef, Robert J. de Knegt, Willem Pieter Brouwer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescription pattern of antihypertensive drugs: An experience from a secondary care hospital in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2019
Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the prescription pattern of antihypertensive drugs used in a secondary care hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Maryam Salem Alkaabi, Syed Arman Rabbani, Padma G.M. Rao, Syed Rashid Ali   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of normotension on withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients: prospective study in second Australian national blood pressure study cohort [PDF]

, 2002
Objectives: To identify simple long term predictors of maintenance of normotension after withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients in general practice. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: 169 general practices in Victoria, Australia.
Krum, H., McNeil, J., Muir, T., Nelson, M., Reid, C., Ryan, P.   +5 more
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Availability, use, efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in European hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia centres

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction Bevacizumab, a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor, is used off‐label for treatment of severe anaemia related to epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding and/or severe hepatic arteriovenous malformations (HAVM) and right‐sided cardiac failure in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).
Pernille D. Haahr, Anette D. Kjeldsen, Annette D. Fialla, Anne‐Emmanuelle Fargeton, Alexandre Guilhem, Elisabetta Buscarini, Freya Droege, Guido Manfredi, Hans‐Jurgen Mager, Jean‐Christophe Saurin, Jens Kjeldsen, Josefien Hessels, Marco C. Post, Robert Mandic, Sanne Boerman, Stefan Kasper‐Virchow, Sören Möller, Urban Geisthoff, Sophie Dupuis‐Girod   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medication Literacy in a Cohort of Chinese Patients Discharged With Essential Hypertension

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: In recent years, research on medication literacy has increased in many countries. Medication literacy in patients with essential hypertension affects the management and prognosis of hypertension.Method: This is a cross-sectional study of 147 ...
Zhuqing Zhong, Zhuqing Zhong, Zhuqing Zhong, Guiyue Ma, Feng Zheng, Yinglong Duan, Siqing Ding, Aijing Luo, Aijing Luo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale in hypertensive adults. [PDF]

, 2016
Low adherence to pharmacological treatment is often associated with poor blood pressure control, but identification of nonadherent patients in outpatient settings is difficult.
Chudiak, Anna, Dudek, Krzysztof, Jankowska-Polanska, Beata, Morisky, Donald E, Szymanska-Chabowska, Anna, Uchmanowicz, Izabella   +5 more
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Comparative analysis of the characteristics and trends of adverse drug reaction reports from patients in Japan and the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report database

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADR) after a product has reached the market is essential for drug safety. This study analysed patient ADR reports and compared them with reports from the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report (JADER) database to identify differences and trends.
Masami Tsuchiya, Ryohkan Funakoshi, Koichi Masuyama, Nariyasu Mano, Satoko Hori, Taku Obara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source