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AUTHOR
Rainer Kolloch
Physician attitudes to blood pressure control
OBJECTIVES: The Supporting Hypertension Awareness and Research Europe-wide (SHARE) physician survey aimed to qualify the key challenges that physicians face when trying to get patients to blood pressure (BP) goal. METHODS: The SHARE survey was open to physicians involved in the treatment of patients with hypertension, was anonymous, and was designed to take 15 min to complete. The survey included 45 questions covering physicians' demographic information, views on the BP targets recommended by the European Society of Hypertension-European Society of Cardiology guidelines, opinions on acceptable levels of BP control, and perceptions about the challenges associated with getting patients to BP …
Practical solutions to the challenges of uncontrolled hypertension: a white paper.
This white paper is an urgent call to action from aninternational group of physicians. The continued failure tocontrolhypertensiontakesanunacceptabletollon patients,families and society and it must be addressed. Any patientwith blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or greater can becharacterizedasa ‘challengingpatient’,is atsignificant risk,and requires persistent optimization of therapy until targetblood pressure is achieved. Six key challenges in reachingthis goal blood pressure are described: (1) inadequateprimary prevention; (2) faulty awareness of risk; (3) lack ofsimplicity; (4) therapeutic inertia; (5) insufficient patientempowerment; and (6) unsupportive healthcare systems.This white paper id…