title: [The treatment of essential hypertension in the hospital and in the office: is there a difference?].
abstract: An identical antihypertensive regimen with Metoprolol, a beta-blocking agent, was compared in two groups of patients with mild to moderate hypertension regarding effectiveness and side effects. 17 patients were treated by practitioners, 28 patients at the university clinic. The aim of the comparison was to appreciate possible effects of the clinical setting. With respect to the blood pressure reduction no difference was found between the two groups. Significant differences were noted however regarding side-effects. The practitioners reported fewer and less serious side-effects. This observation should caution about similar phenomena in similar studies and lead to modification of planning in future studies.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baettig
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vetter
mesh_terms: D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005194:Family Practice; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007325:Institutional Practice; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
chemical_list: D008790:Metoprolol
vernacular_title: Behandlung der essentiellen Hypertonie in Klinik und Praxis: Gibt es Unterschiede?