Prevalence, Clustering, and Current Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Upon First Referral to Hypertension Specialists: the APPROACH Study.

Rita Del PintoClaudia Agabiti RoseiAntonino Di GuardoCristina GiannattasioRaffaele IzzoAlberto MazzaGiacomo PucciRiccardo SarzaniGiuliano TocciFranco VeglioMassimo VolpeGuido GrassiMaria Lorenza MuiesanClaudio Ferri

Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2024)

In patients with hypertension, both pharmacological and lifestyle therapeutic advice are yet to improve before referral to hypertension specialists. This should be considered in the primary care setting in order to optimize cardiovascular risk management strategies.

Keyphrases

primary care
blood pressure
cardiovascular risk factors
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
type diabetes
arterial hypertension
general practice