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ArticleAmerican journal of hypertension2024

Real-World Impact of Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Apparent Treatment-Resistant or Difficult-to-Control Hypertension and Stages 3 and 4 Chronic Kidney Disease.

George Bakris, Cindy Chen, Alicia K Campbell, Veronica Ashton, Lloyd Haskell, Mukul Singhal

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Article in American journal of hypertension, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Efficacy and Safety of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Patients with Uncontrolled or Resistant Hypertension: A Pilot Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026
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  4. Fixed-dose combinationFrontiers in pharmacology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

George BakrisUniversity of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Cindy ChenJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA.
Alicia K CampbellJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA.
Veronica AshtonJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA.
Lloyd HaskellJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Raritan, New Jersey, USA.
Mukul SinghalJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA.
Janssen (United States) · USJanssen Scientific Affairs (United States)University of Chicago · US

Funding

Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common comorbidity in patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH). We assessed clinical outcomes, healthcare resource utilization events, and costs in patients with aTRH or difficult-to-control hypertension and stage 3-4 CKD with uncontrolled vs. controlled BP.

methodsThis retrospective cohort study used linked IQVIA Ambulatory EMR-US and IQVIA PharMetrics Plus claims databases. Adult patients had claims for ≥3 antihypertensive medication classes within 30 days between 01/01/2015 and 06/30/2021, 2 office BP measures recorded 1-90 days apart, ≥1 claim with ICD-9/10-CM diagnosis codes for CKD 3/4, and ≥1 year of continuous enrollment. Baseline BP was defined as uncontrolled (≥130/80 mm Hg) or controlled (<130/80 mm Hg) BP. Outcomes included risk of major adverse cardiovascular events plus (MACE+; stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure hospitalization), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), healthcare resource utilization events, and costs during follow-up.

resultsOf 3,966 patients with stage 3-4 CKD using ≥3 antihypertensive medications, 2,479 had uncontrolled BP and 1,487 had controlled BP. After adjusting for baseline differences, patients with uncontrolled vs. controlled BP had a higher risk of MACE+ (HR [95% CI]: 1.18 [1.03-1.36]), ESRD (1.85 [1.44-2.39]), inpatient hospitalization (rate ratio [95% CI]: 1.35 [1.28-1.43]), and outpatient visits (1.12 [1.11-1.12]) and incurred higher total medical and pharmacy costs (mean difference [95% CI]: $10,055 [$6,741-$13,646] per patient per year).

conclusionsPatients with aTRH and stage 3-4 CKD and uncontrolled BP despite treatment with ≥3 antihypertensive classes had an increased risk of MACE+ and ESRD and incurred greater healthcare resource utilization and medical expenditures compared with patients taking ≥3 antihypertensive classes with controlled BP.

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Antihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureDrug ResistanceHypertensionRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAdultAgedDatabases, FactualDrug CostsFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsAntihypertensive Agentsblood pressureblood pressure controlchronic kidney diseasehealth economicshypertensionreal-world analysistreatment-resistant hypertension

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PMID38436491
PMCPMC11094384
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