incidence of hypertension. Using the changes of the minimum school-leaving age in the United Kingdom from age 14 to 15 in 1947 … reduces the probability of developing subsequent hypertension by approximately 5%-11% points. The correct estimates of the …

in this program. Patients and Participants: A sample of 1844 individuals diagnosed with hypertension was extracted from … on physician prescribing decisions for patients with hypertension, especially for patients covered by Medicare alone …

disease management programs in general practice. The model was developed applying the example of hypertension. Methods: Using … consumers. Results: The outcome of the research was a testable definition of disease management for hypertension, and the … Australian Disease Management Approach to Hypertension in General Practice (ADAGE) for patients at low to high risk of major …

annual costs per patient without/with hospitalizations for specific conditions were: hypertension, $US7642/$US17_978; stroke …

Hypertension, an insidious condition affecting approximately 50 million US adults, remains a central factor … four people with hypertension in the US have uncontrolled or poorly controlled blood pressure. While hypertension is a … management strategies to better address quality and outcomes issues in hypertension management. Disease management, a systematic …

favorable results for candesartan cilexetil. Two cost-effectiveness analyses of candesartan cilexetil in hypertension have been … published, both conducted in Sweden. Data from the SCOPE trial in elderly patients with hypertension, which showed a significant … hypertension who were randomized to candesartan cilexetil (with or without felodipine) than among those who received …

they must include structured treatment and teaching programs for patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension. This …

. Patients move through 5 stages in their `readiness to comply'. Our study of over 700 patients with hypertension using brief …

large number of people experiencing hypertension worldwide and the burden of this medical condition, home blood pressure (BP … on the current evidence and trends of hypertension telemonitoring, and presents recommendations for future studies in …, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO using the key_words `hypertension', `blood pressure', `telemonitoring', `telecare …

Pharmacological treatment of hypertension has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke, coronary events, heart failure …