Consequences of the discontinuation of antihypertensive treatment in successfully treated patients

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 704-708

  Charalabopoulos, K ^a,e   Charalabopoulos, A ^a   Papalimneou, V ^a,b   Kiortsis, D ^a   Dimicco, P ^c   Kostoula, O K ^a   Karachalios, G N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drugs; Drug therapy; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; METHYLDOPA; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; RAUWOLFIA EXTRACT; RESERPINE; URIC ACID;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY RESISTANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG REEXPOSURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 23844463546     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00523.x     Document Type: Review

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