Blood-pressure control and T2DM

National project of blood pressure control: Do's and don't's

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Compliance and blood pressure control.

Compliance with medical therapy in general is often low, and compliance with blood pressure treatment is no better. Numerous studies have shown that patients frequently drop out of treatment for hypertension. Furthermore, even when patients stay in treatment, they often take their medications in a way quite dissimilar from that prescribed. Identifying noncompliant patients is important but not ...

Gender and blood pressure control.

Diabetes and blood pressure control Insufficient control of blood pressure and incident diabetes

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Renoprotection, renin inhibition, and blood pressure control: the impact of aliskiren on integrated blood pressure control

Hypertension (HTN) is an important factor in progressive loss of renal function. The kidney can be both a contributor to and a target of HTN. The functional integrity of the kidney is vital for the maintenance of cardiovascular homeostasis. Chronic activation of the renin system causes HTN and, ultimately, end-organ damage. Direct renin inhibitors (DRIs) inhibit plasma renin activity (PRA), the...