Multimorbidity and Blood Pressure Control in 37 651 Hypertensive Patients From Danish General Practice

Background Patients with hypertension are primarily treated in general practice. However, major studies of patients with hypertension are rarely based on populations from primary care. Knowledge of blood pressure (BP) control rates in patients with diabetes and/or cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), who...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Heart Association 2013-02, Vol.2 (1), p.e004531-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Paulsen, Maja S., Andersen, Morten, Thomsen, Janus L., Schroll, Henrik, Larsen, Pia V., Lykkegaard, Jesper, Jacobsen, Ib A., Larsen, Mogens L., Christensen, Bo, Sondergaard, Jens
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Zusammenfassung:Background Patients with hypertension are primarily treated in general practice. However, major studies of patients with hypertension are rarely based on populations from primary care. Knowledge of blood pressure (BP) control rates in patients with diabetes and/or cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), who have additional comorbidities, is lacking. We aimed to investigate the association of comorbidities with BP control using a large cohort of hypertensive patients from primary care practices. Methods and Results Using the Danish General Practice Database, we included 37 651 patients with hypertension from 231 general practices in Denmark. Recommended BP control was defined as BP
ISSN:2047-9980
2047-9980
DOI:10.1161/JAHA.112.004531