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ReviewIrish journal of medical science2019

Non-pharmacological management of hypertension: in the light of current research.

Sajid Mahmood, Kifayat Ullah Shah, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Haroon Rashid, Syed Waqar Ali Baqar, Sohail Kamran

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Review in Irish journal of medical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. The Impact of Chromium Supplementation on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta‑Analysis of Randomized‑Controlled Trials.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sajid MahmoodDepartment of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Kifayat Ullah ShahDepartment of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan. kushah@qau.edu.pk.
Tahir Mehmood KhanSchool of Pharmacy, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
Sarfraz NawazDepartment of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Haroon RashidDepartment of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Syed Waqar Ali BaqarDepartment of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Sohail KamranDepartment of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension is a major risk factor for a number of cardiovascular diseases. Proper management of hypertension may require both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions help reduce the daily dose of antihypertensive medication and delay the progression from prehypertension to hypertension stage. Non-pharmacological interventions include lifestyle modifications like dietary modifications, exercise, avoiding stress, and minimizing alcohol consumption. Nutritional requirements of hypertensive individuals can be addressed through adopting either the DASH diet or through traditional Mediterranean diet. These dietary guidelines promote the consumption of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, and food rich in K

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Antihypertensive AgentsBlood Pressure DeterminationDietHumansHypertensionLife StyleAntihypertensive AgentsDASH dietExerciseHypertensionLifestyle modificationsLow salt dietNon-pharmacological management

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