[High blood pressure is still being inadequately treated].
In a group of 300 patients with essential hypertension, grades I and II (WHO), the medicamental treatment and the relation of blood pressure before and during their stationary treatment at a clinic for rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease were explored. 23% of the patients were admitted to the clinic without any antihypertensive treatment. Only 18% of the patients had been treated before according to the general directions with beta-receptor-blockers and/or diuretics (so-called basic therapy). These percentages remained almost constant during the period of observation from 1977 to 1979. According to the relation of blood pressure a change of medicaments to the so-called basic therapy was necessary in 59% of the cases. In 11% of the patients an adequate reduction of weight made medicamental treatment unnecessary.
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics
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