Reduction in estimated stroke risk associated with practice-based stroke-risk assessment and awareness in a large, representative population of hypertensive patients: Results from the ForLife study in Italy

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2390-2397

  Volpe, Massimo ^a,b   Rosei, Enrico Agabiti ^c   Ambrosioni, Ettore ^d   Leonetti, Gastone ^e   Trimarco, Bruno ^b,f   Mancia, Giuseppe ^g  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive therapy; Cardiovascular prevention; General practice; Hypertension; Stroke awareness; Stroke risk

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 35848953200     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282efc5a2     Document Type: Article

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