Category Archives: Hypertension

Rapid Update 1 – February 2021 – RCT finds a digital intervention improves systolic blood pressure in poorly controlled hypertension

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Rapid Update 3-November 2020: Drug Safety: Study suggests room for improvement with the pregnancy safety advice given to women prescribed RAS drugs

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Rapid Update 1 – July 2020: Cardiovascular: Study suggests the majority of home blood pressure monitors in use by patients are accurate

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Rapid Update 1 – December 2018 Hypertension: large UK cohort study finds people with mild hypertension and low cardiovascular risk did not benefit from antihypertensive treatment

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Rapid Update 2-August 2018: Medication safety: Study suggests fixed-dose drug combinations are associated with an increased risk of therapeutic duplication

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Rapid Update 2- February 2018: Biochemical monitoring: UK observational study in people taking an aldosterone antagonist finds many are not monitored in line with guidelines

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Rapid Update 2 – February 2017: Under-implementation of guidance on monitoring of creatinine and potassium in those taking ACE inhibitors or ARBs

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