title: [Therapeutic inertia in hypertension: why and how to fight against this attitude?].
abstract: Therapeutic inertia, i.e. the absence of introduction of an antihypertensive treatment or on adjustment of its intensity by the medical doctor if the blood pressure is elevated or the goal not reached, is frequent and does play a role in the insufficient control of blood presure in the hypertensive population. The responsibility of the medical doctor is high in this respect. A strict medical approach is required, step by step, to correct this lack of reaction.
authors.affiliation: Néphrologie-DialyseTransplantation, CHU de Liège, Belgique. jm.krzesinski@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Krzesinski
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*