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ArticleAtencion primaria2008

[Is the action taken by Catalonian primary care doctors adequate in view of the insufficient reduction in blood pressure levels in hypertensive patients? DISEHTAC-2001 study].

Susana Pérez Zamora, Mencia Benítez Camps, Antoni Dalfó Baqué, Mar Piqueras Garré, Gustavo Losada Duval, María Antonia Vila Coll

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Susana Pérez ZamoraArea Básica de Salud Gaudí-Sagrada Familia-Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 32696spz@comb.es
Mencia Benítez Camps
Antoni Dalfó Baqué
Mar Piqueras Garré
Gustavo Losada Duval
María Antonia Vila Coll

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Abstract

objectiveTo determine the attitude to therapy of primary care staff in view of the lack of reduction in blood pressure. To describe the most commonly used antihypertensives.

designDescriptive, longitudinal, retrospective study during the year 2001.

settingPrimary care, Spain.

participantsWe analysed 990 hypertensive patients from 12 health centres picked from the 31 participants in the DISEHTAC-1996 study.

methodsAge, sex, weight, and height were analysed, along with blood pressure values throughout the year 2001, therapeutic attitude (increase/replacement/combination) with poor control (more than 2 consecutive visits with blood pressure>139 and/or 89 mm Hg), screening and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF), and drugs used.

resultsThere were 58.9% females; mean age: 65.4 (13.01) years, and 43.8% received 2 or more antihypertensives. The most common antihypertensives prescribed were diuretics (47.6%), and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors plus diuretics was the most used combination (22.1%). When there was poor control, some change in treatment was made in 76.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 73.6-80) of cases. The most common was a combination of drugs (49.6%). The expected action was more frequent in those over 65 years and with a grade I of arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] between 140-150 and diastolic blood pressure [DBP] between 90-99 mm Hg (P<.001).

conclusionsCombined therapy is used in almost half of hypertensive patients, with the most common action being a drug combination.

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Primary Health CareAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertensionLongitudinal StudiesMaleRetrospective StudiesSpain

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PMCPMC7659847

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