Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17170611›Full record

ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2006

Antihypertensive prescribing practices: impact of the antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial.

Marty S Player, James M Gill, Heather Bittner Fagan, Arch G Mainous

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marty S PlayerDepartment of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. playerm@musc.edu
James M Gill
Heather Bittner Fagan
Arch G Mainous
Thomas Jefferson University · USMedical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

PHS HHS 1D12 HP 00023PHS HHS 1D14 HP 00161PHS HHS 5D55 HP 00222-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This national study examines the impact of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) on the prescribing of thiazide-type diuretics and other antihypertensive medications for patients with newly diagnosed hypertension. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from a national network of electronic health records for 2 groups with newly diagnosed hypertension and started on antihypertensive medications: one a year before and the other a year after the publication of ALLHAT. The percentage of new hypertensives started on thiazides increased from 29% pre-ALLHAT to 39% post-ALLHAT. An increase was also seen for angiotensin receptor blockers, while prescribing for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, and beta-blockers declined. There was no significant change in prescriptions for alpha-blockers. Prescriptions for thiazides for patients with newly diagnosed hypertension increased after the publication of ALLHAT. Data from large national trials can have a considerable impact on prescribing practices.

Indexed as

Drug Utilization ReviewAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAntihypertensive AgentsCalcium Channel BlockersCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansHyperlipidemiasHypertensionHypolipidemic AgentsMaleAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersAntihypertensive AgentsCalcium Channel BlockersHypolipidemic AgentsSodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors

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PMID17170611
PMCPMC8109622
OpenAlexW2079803188

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