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Health services research in the public healthcare system in Hong Kong: An analysis of over 1 million antihypertensive prescriptions between 2004-2007 as an example of the potential and pitfalls of using routinely collected electronic patient data [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Objectives</b> Increasing use is being made of routinely collected electronic patient data in health services research. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential usefulness of a comprehensive database used routinely in the
A McCormack, AL Nightingale, Augustine Lam, AW Hoes, DM Fleming, EE Degli, EPIC, F Trevisani, G Edgren, G Mazzaglia, GC Smith, GL Booth, H Ueshima, Hong Fung, I Nazareth, I Nazareth, InterASIA Collaborative group, J Hollowell, JA Cassell, JB Soriano, JE Hux, JI Williams, Jin-ling Tang, JK Jones, Johnny Y Jiang, JR Hardy, K Tu, KM Madsen, M Ezzati, Martin CS Wong, PM Kearney, R Gupta, R Jones, R Lawrenson, R Lawrenson, RB Singh, RB Singh, RG Gibbs, RJ Cruz-Correia, S Capewell, SS Soedamah-Muthu, Stewart W Mercer, T Karopka, T Walley, TA Burke, TM McKeever, TR Mikuls, TR Mikuls   +47 more
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Pharmacomicrobiomics: Exploiting the Drug-Microbiota Interactions in Antihypertensive Treatment

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and can reduce life expectancy. Owing to the widespread use of antihypertensive drugs, patients with hypertension have improved blood pressure control over the past few decades.
Hui-Qing Chen, Jin-Yu Gong, Kai Xing, Mou-Ze Liu, Mou-Ze Liu, Huan Ren, Jian-Quan Luo, Jian-Quan Luo   +7 more
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Association of antihypertensive monotherapy with serum sodium and potassium levels in Chinese patients [PDF]

, 2009
<b>Background</b> International guidelines on management of hypertension recommend any major classes of antihypertensive drugs. However, the low prescribing rate of thiazides has been attributed to concerns about electrolyte disturbances and ...
Bissram, Brown, Chang, Chow, Cockcroft, Freed, Greenberg, J. Y. Jiang, M. C. S. Wong, M. K. Ali, Pikilidou, S. M. Griffiths, S. W. Mercer, Sharabi, Wilcox, Wong, Wong, Wong   +17 more
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Antihypertensive drug treatment changes in the general population: the CoLaus study. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Changes in antihypertensive drug treatment are paramount in the adequate management of patients with hypertension, still, there is little information regarding changes in antihypertensive drug treatment in Switzerland.
Christe, V., Marques-Vidal, P., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G.   +3 more
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Assessment of postoperative changes in antihypertensive drug consumption in patients with primary aldosteronism using the defined daily dose

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2014
Background: The number of antihypertensive drug classes cannot accurately reflect the total consumption of antihypertensive drugs used to control blood pressure.
Takanobu Utsumi, Koji Kawamura, Takashi Imamoto, Naoto Kamiya, Hidekazu Nagano, Tomoaki Tanaka, Naoki Nihei, Yukio Naya, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Tomohiko Ichikawa   +9 more
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Patterns of antihypertensive prescribing, discontinuation and switching among a Hong Kong Chinese population from over one million prescriptions [PDF]

, 2008
Hypertension is an alarming public health problem among Chinese. The present study evaluated the prescribing patterns, discontinuation and switching profiles of antihypertensive agents and their associated factors in one Hong Kong Chinese population ...
A Fretheim, A T Lam, BM Cheung, G Onder, H Fung, H Mori, J Ma, J Y Jiang, M C S Wong, MCS Wong, S Griffiths, S W Mercer, T Walley, YH Yuen, Z Kabir   +14 more
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Farmacoepidemiologia e farmacoeconomia della terapia anti-ipertensiva: uno studio osservazionale della popolazione della Asl di Ravenna

Farmeconomia: Health Economics and Therapeutic Pathways, 2003
The aim of the paper was to perform a pharmacoepidemiological and pharmacoeconomic analysis of antihypertensive drug treatment. An administrative database kept by the Local Health Unit of Ravenna listing patient baseline characteristics, drug ...
Luca Degli Esposti, Alessandro Capone, Mirko Di Martino, Stefania Saragoni, Samuele Berlini, Pierluigi Russo, Ezio Degli Esposti   +6 more
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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
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Relationship between antihypertensive medications and cognitive impairment: Part I. review of human studies and clinical trials [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose of review: There is an established association between hypertension and increased risk of poor cognitive performance and dementia including Alzheimer’s disease; however, associations between antihypertensive medications (AHMs) and dementia risk ...
Anstey, KJ, Carlson, MC, Peters, J, Peters, R, Schuchman, M, Yasar, S   +5 more
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Antihypertensive drug class and dyslipidemia: risk association among Chinese patients with uncomplicated hypertension [PDF]

, 2008
Factors associated with dyslipidemia in Chinese patients with uncomplicated hypertension were investigated in 1,139 patients newly prescribed a single antihypertensive drug in the public primary healthcare setting in Hong Kong, where their fasting lipid ...
BL Kasiske, BL Kasiske, C Borghi, GYH Lip, H Fung, H Kesteloot, HJ Cai, J Y Jiang, KM Anderson, M C S Wong, M K Ali, M Moser, R Williams, RO Halperin, S Griffiths, S W Mercer, WT Friedewald   +16 more
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