Gender-stratified hierarchical modeling of patient and physician determinants of antihypertensive treatment outcomes: pooled analysis of seven prospective real-world studies with 17,044 patients.

Valsartan-centric treatment regimens are associated with significant reductions in BP level and improvement in BP control in both women and men. The determinants revealed in modeling provide guidance to clinicians in the common and differential management of hypertension in female and male patients.