Optimizing Antihypertensive Management for Hypertensive Patients With Secondary Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Primary Care Settings

Despite significant pharmacological advancements, hypertension management remains challenging, with varying quality of primary care. Digital tools and other non-pharmacological interventions hold promise in addressing this challenge. Consequently, a thorough examination of these interventions is rec...

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Published in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 9; p. e45834
Main Authors:	Althuwaikh, Sulaiman, Albassam, Ibrahim, Alrashed, Abdulrahaman, Alhaji, Fahad, Al-Adawi, Ahmed, Sindi, Mohammed A, Alhibshi, Ahmad, Al Dehaini, Ahmad, Alqaysi, Layal
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Palo Alto Cureus Inc 23-09-2023 Cureus
Subjects:	Antihypertensives Blood pressure Cardiology Cardiovascular disease Clinical trials Data collection Hypertension Internal Medicine Intervention Meta-analysis Patient education Primary care Public Health Systematic review
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Summary:	Despite significant pharmacological advancements, hypertension management remains challenging, with varying quality of primary care. Digital tools and other non-pharmacological interventions hold promise in addressing this challenge. Consequently, a thorough examination of these interventions is recommended. This meta-analysis focuses on clinician-oriented strategies aimed at improving hypertension management, to assess the most effective approaches for improving antihypertensive prescribing and blood pressure control for secondary prevention. This was done through a systematic review of randomized controlled trials published in PubMed and Embase since the beginning of 2010 that aimed to enhance antihypertensive medication prescription in primary care settings for hypertensive patients with secondary complications while reporting changes in blood pressure or target achievement. We screened 6305 records. Four studies met the inclusion criteria, with reported interventions including physician education and the implementation of electronic decision support systems. All studies showed that the control group had a statistically significant lower systolic blood pressure, but the effect on diastolic blood pressure was not statistically significant. The overall mean difference was 2.12 mmHg (95% CI = 0.98; 3.26, P-value = 0.0003) for systolic blood pressure in favor of the control group and 1.22 mmHg (95% CI = -0.48; 3.26, P-value = 0.16) for diastolic blood pressure, which was not statistically significant. Despite considerable efforts to control hypertension, it remains a significant obstacle to optimal cardiovascular risk reduction. This review is also limited by a scarcity of studies.
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ISSN:	2168-8184 2168-8184
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.45834