Cost-Effectiveness of More Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment in Patients with High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Saudi Arabia: A Modelling Study of Meta-Analysis.

Ziyad Saeed AlmalkiYasser AlatawiAdnan AlharbiBader Almaklefi Suliman Alfaiz Omar Almohana Yasser Alsaidan Abdullah Alanezi

Published in: International journal of hypertension (2019)

The result of this study showed that more intensive BP treatment appears to be a cost-effective choice for patients with a high risk of CVD in Saudi Arabia when compared with a less intensive BP strategy. Thus, this finding provides strong evidence for the adoption of this strategy within the Saudi healthcare system.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
blood pressure
systematic review
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
randomized controlled trial
adipose tissue
meta analyses
coronary artery disease
blood glucose
cardiovascular risk factors
decision making
replacement therapy
hypertensive patients