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Importance of Perception for Blood Pressure Control
Vivencio Barrios, MD;
Carlos Escobar, MD;
Vicente Bertomeu, MD;
Nekane Murga, MD;
Carmen de Pablo, MD;
Alberto Calderón, MD
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Treatment of hypertension markedly reduces the risk of cardiovascular complications. Current recommendations establish that patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease should be treated more aggressively to attain blood pressure (BP) targets lower than that in the general population.1 Although BP control rates have improved in the last years, it remains far from optimal.2 Though there are several reasons for this poor control, the incorrect perception of physicians and patients about the attainment of BP goals may play a role and even worsen this situation.3
In the article by Ho et al,4 the impact of medication nonadherence and therapy intensification on reaching target BP goals in 10 447 patients with coronary disease was analyzed. This study reported that medication nonadherence could help to explain why BP levels remained elevated despite the intensification . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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