Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21918140›Full record

SynthesisCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2011

Hypertension in people with type 2 diabetes: Update on pharmacologic management.

Norm R C Campbell, Richard E Gilbert, Lawrence A Leiter, Pierre Larochelle, Sheldon Tobe, Arun Chockalingam, Richard Ward, Dorothy Morris, Ross T Tsuyuki, Stewart B Harris

Erratum issuedAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Expression of REG Iα gene in type 2 diabetics in Pakistan.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2015
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  12. Evaluation of T2DM related knowledge and practices of Omani patients.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2015
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  15. Uncertainty about the systolic blood pressure target in people with diabetes.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013
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  16. Another hypertension visit.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2012
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  17. Hypertension revisited.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2012
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  19. Hypertension control in patients with diabetes.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Norm R C CampbellUniversity of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. hyperten@ucalgary.ca
Richard E Gilbert
Lawrence A Leiter
Pierre Larochelle
Sheldon Tobe
Arun Chockalingam
Richard Ward
Dorothy Morris
Ross T Tsuyuki
Stewart B Harris
University of Calgary · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo summarize the evidence for the need to improve pharmacologic management of hypertension in people with type 2 diabetes and to provide expert advice on how blood pressure (BP) treatment can be improved in primary care. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Studies were obtained by performing a systematic review of the literature on hypertension and diabetes, from which management recommendations were developed, reviewed, and voted on by a group of experts selected by the Canadian Hypertension Education Program and the Canadian Diabetes Association; authors' expert opinions on optimal pharmacologic management were also considered during this process. MAIN MESSAGE: The pathogenesis of hypertension in patients with diabetes is complex, involving a range of biological and environmental factors and genetic predisposition; as a result, hypertension in people with diabetes incurs higher associated risks and adverse events. Mortality and morbidity are heightened in diabetes patients who do not achieve BP control (ie, a target value of less than 130/80 mm Hg). Large randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have shown that reducing BP pharmacologically is single-handedly the most effective way to reduce rates of death and disability in patients with diabetes, particularly associated cardiovascular risks. Often, combinations of 2 or more drugs (diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, β-blockers, angiotensin receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, spironolactone, etc) are required for pharmacotherapy to be effective, particularly for patients in whom BP is difficult to control. However, the health care costs associated with extensively lowering BP are substantially less than the costs associated with treating the complications that can be prevented by lowering BP.

conclusionDetecting and managing hypertension in people with diabetes is one of the most effective measures to prevent adverse events, and pharmacotherapy is one of the most effective ways to maintain target BP levels in primary care.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsCalcium Channel BlockersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DiureticsDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansHypertensionPrimary Health CareAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsCalcium Channel BlockersDiuretics

Identifiers

PMID21918140
PMCPMC3173417
OpenAlexW2165898805

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