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01-12-2015 | Commentary

Use of Fixed Combination Therapies to Improve Blood Pressure Control in the Clinical Management of Hypertension: A Key Opportunity

Authors: Giuliano Tocci, Agostino Virdis

Published in: High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention | Issue 4/2015

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Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor, which significantly and independently increases the risk of developing cardiovascular and renal complications [1]. Pharmacological treatment of hypertension aimed at achieving the recommended therapeutic targets [i.e. blood pressure (BP) levels below 140/90 mmHg] substantially reduces the risk of complications in different clinical settings [2]. Despite these benefits, worldwide rates of BP control are still reported to be largely unsatisfactory, thus contributing to a persistently high burden of hypertension-related diseases [3, 4]. …

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Title: Use of Fixed Combination Therapies to Improve Blood Pressure Control in the Clinical Management of Hypertension: A Key Opportunity
Authors: Giuliano Tocci
Agostino Virdis
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1120-9879
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1985
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-015-0118-z

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