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12118907

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
In a population-based study, three groups of individuals were examined: 334 hypertensive subjects (group 1) received 7 years of intervention therapy by a Hypertension Team (HyT); 418 subjects (group 2) were simply observed with blood pressure (BP) measurement on demand and given lifestyle advice; and 437 subjects (group 3) had no contact with HyT. Hypertension intervention therapy was then withdrawn, leaving patients to their general practitioners. After phase A, BP was significantly lower than baseline in group 1 (-14.2%, P < .01) and group 2 (-12.4%, P < .01), whereas it was unchanged in group 3. Cerebrovascular (but not coronary) events were observed less in group 1 (fatal 2.7%, nonfatal 3.7%) than in group 2 (7.2% and 5.2%, respectively, both P < .001 v group 1) or group 3 (8.3% and 6.9%, respectively, both P < .001 v group 1). During a further 7 years of observation (phase B), no between-group differences in mortality were observed. We conclude that simple observation improves BP control, but that intervention is needed to reduce the incidence of stroke.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0895-7061
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
605-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Population-based studies improve outcome in hypertensive patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padua, Italy. edoardo.casiglia@unipd.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article