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ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2021

Concordance of recommendations across clinical practice guidelines for the management of hypertension in Southeast Asia with internationally reputable sources.

Chia Siang Kow, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Pei Se Wong, Rohit Kumar Verma

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Article in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Chia Siang KowSchool of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
Syed Shahzad HasanDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
Pei Se WongSchool of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rohit Kumar VermaSchool of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rohitkumar_verma@imu.edu.my.
International Medical University · MYMonash University Malaysia · MYUniversity of Huddersfield · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to assess the rate of concordance, and to investigate sources of non-concordance of recommendations in the management of hypertension across CPGs in Southeast Asia, with internationally reputable clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).

methodsCPGs for the management of hypertension in Southeast Asia were retrieved from the websites of the Ministry of Health or cardiovascular specialty societies of the individual countries of Southeast Asia during November to December 2020. The recommendations for the management of hypertension specified in the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guideline and the 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Society of Hypertension (ESH) guideline were selected to be the reference standards; the recommendations concerning the management of hypertension in the included CPGs in Southeast Asia were assessed if they were concordant with the reference recommendations generated from both the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline and the 2018 ESC/ESH guideline, using the population (P)-intervention (I)-comparison (C) combinations approach.

resultsA total of 59 reference recommendations with unique and unambiguous P-I-C specifications was generated from the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline. In addition, a total of 51 reference recommendations with unique and unambiguous P-I-C specifications was generated from the 2018 ESC/ESH guideline. Considering the six included CPGs from Southeast Asia, concordance was observed for 30 reference recommendations (50.8%) out of 59 reference recommendations generated from the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline and for 31 reference recommendations (69.8%) out of 51 reference recommendations derived from the 2018 ESC/ESH guideline.

conclusionsHypertension represents a significant issue that places health and economic strains in Southeast Asia and demands guideline-based care, yet CPGs in Southeast Asia have a high rate of non-concordance with internationally reputable CPGs. Concordant recommendations could perhaps be considered a standard of care for hypertension management in the Southeast Asia region.

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Risk Reduction BehaviorAntihypertensive AgentsAsiaBlood PressureConsensusHumansHypertensionPractice Guidelines as TopicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeAntihypertensive Agents

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