Predictors of treatment intensification in uncontrolled hypertension

Published on 04/01/2024

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Kasanagottu, Koushik^a,b; Mukamal, Kenneth J.^a,b; Landon, Bruce E.^a,c

Abstract

Purpose Prior studies have shown that treatment intensification for patients presenting with uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) rarely occurs, even during visits to the patient's own primary care physicians (PCPs). In this article, we identified predictors of treatment intensification for uncontrolled HTN.
Methods We conducted a cross-sectional...

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