Withdrawal of antihypertensive medication: a systematic review.
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SUBMITTER: van der Wardt V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5548513 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
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Withdrawal of antihypertensive medication: a systematic review.
van der Wardt Veronika V Harrison Jennifer K JK Welsh Tomas T Conroy Simon S Gladman John J
Journal of hypertension 20170901 9
: Although antihypertensive medication is usually continued indefinitely, observations during wash-out phases in hypertension trials have shown that withdrawal of antihypertensive medication might be well tolerated to do in a considerable proportion of people. A systematic review was completed to determine the proportion of people remaining normotensive for 6 months or longer after cessation of antihypertensive therapy and to investigate the safety of withdrawal. The mean proportion adjusted for ...[more]
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