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ReviewCureus2023

Comparing Triple Combination Drug Therapy and Traditional Monotherapy for Better Survival in Patients With High-Risk Hypertension: A Systematic Review.

Mustafa Abrar Zaman, Nimra Awais, Travis Satnarine, Areeg Ahmed, Ayesha Haq, Deepkumar Patel, Sai Dheeraj Gutlapalli, Grethel N Hernandez, Kofi Seffah, Safeera Khan

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Review in Cureus, 2023. 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 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis 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

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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Updates in the management of hypertension.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mustafa Abrar ZamanInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Nimra AwaisResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Travis SatnarinePediatrics, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Areeg AhmedInternal Medicine, California Institute of Neuroscience, Thousand Oaks, USA.
Ayesha HaqInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Deepkumar PatelFamily Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Sai Dheeraj GutlapalliInternal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center Affiliated With Mount Sinai Health System and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
Grethel N HernandezInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Kofi SeffahInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Safeera KhanInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-risk hypertension patients are more susceptible to cardiovascular disease, stroke, and mortality. Monotherapy and triple combination drug therapy are two different approaches to treating hypertension. Monotherapy involves using a single medication to manage hypertension, whereas triple combination therapy involves the simultaneous use of three different antihypertensive medications from different drug classes. Making a fast switch from monotherapy to combination medication is one method to regulate blood pressure (BP) better. It is widely recognized that a significant proportion of individuals with hypertension require combination therapy to manage their condition effectively. This review aims to evaluate the mortality rates across monotherapy and triple combination drug therapy in high-risk hypertension patients. A systematic literature review was conducted across multiple scientific literature repositories. The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Based on the end outcome of each published journal on the effectiveness of triple combination drug therapy as a treatment option for high-risk hypertension patients, there was a notable difference in overall survival, mortality rates, BP reduction, and adherence datasets. Triple combination drug use correlated with increased timeframes for multiple patient survival parameters within the articles shortlisted in this investigation. However, it is crucial for healthcare providers to weigh the risks and benefits of triple combination drug therapy when deciding which treatment approach is best for their patients.

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awareness buildingdrug therapeuticsheart diseasehigh blood pressurehypertension

Identifiers

PMID37546040
PMCPMC10401897

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