Journal of hypertension
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Journal of hypertension · Jul 2002
Comparative StudySurvey on treatment of hypertension and implementation of World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension risk stratification in primary care in Belgium.
To gain insight into the prevalence, treatment and control of hypertension and into the implementation of the 1999 World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension in general practice in Belgium. ⋯ The results indicate that a large number of older hypertensive men are treated with antihypertensive drugs in primary care, but that the goal blood pressure is not reached in a substantial number of patients due to undertreatment. Furthermore, whereas patients at higher risk are treated more frequently than patients at lower risk, blood pressure itself remains an important factor for the initiation of antihypertensive drug therapy within each risk category.