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SUBMITTER: Rohla M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rohla Miklos M Tscharre Maximilian M Huber Kurt K Weiss Thomas W TW
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 20180815 23-24
<h4>Background</h4>In Austria only 41% of patients with treated hypertension (HTN) have their blood pressure (BP) controlled. This study investigated a strategy to improve BP control in primary care.<h4>Methods</h4>General practitioners (GPs) were randomized to interventional care vs. standard care and included patients with uncontrolled office BP > 140/90 mm Hg. In interventional care, antihypertensive therapy was up-titrated using a single pill combination (olmesartan, amlodipine and/or hydroc ...[more]