title: Blood pressure control and antihypertensive treatment.
abstract: Several lines of evidence show that blood pressure (BP) control in treated hypertensive patients is largely unsatisfactory and that this depends on a variety of factors, such as the poor patient's compliance, insufficient use of combination drug treatment as well as true difficulties in achieving well controlled BP. This review article will be focused on the main features of BP control by discussing the data obtained in clinical trials as well as the results available in clinical practice. The paper will also discuss the possible factors responsible for these findings as well as the favourable outcome on cardiovascular risk profile of an effective control of elevated BP. The possible approaches for controlling elevated BP values will be highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Medica, Ospedale San Gerardo dei Tintori Monza, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy. guido.grassi@unimib.it
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seravalle
authors.forename: Fosca Quarti
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Trevano
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dell'Oro
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mancia
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D055118:Medication Adherence; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents