THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY was to evaluate the percentage of @entity1 with primary @entity101 treated with antihypertensive drug(s), who achieved target arterial blood pressure (ABP), and to compare the characteristics of @entity1 with controlled and uncontrolled ABP, their current treatment, and treatment modifications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 429 18-80-year-old @entity1 with primary @entity101 treated for >=  1 year participated in this study. General practitioners collected data on @entity1 ' demographic and clinical characteristics, current treatment for primary @entity101 , and treatment modifications. RESULTS: According to physicians, 45.4% of @entity1 achieved target ABP levels. Adequately controlled ABP was documented more often in the group of low and moderate cardiovascular risk than in high- and very high-risk group (n=141, 62.9% versus n=54, 26.3%; P<0.0001). Based on ABP measurements, 160 (37.3%) @entity1 had ABP of <140/90 mm Hg. The majority of @entity1 were treated with a combination of two (n=153, 35.7%) to three (n=144, 33.6%) antihypertensive drugs. @entity1 with uncontrolled ABP more frequently than @entity1 with controlled ABP were given combination therapy. Treatment was not modified in 37.8% (n=162) of @entity1 , more commonly in those with controlled ABP. CONCLUSIONS: The level of @entity101 control in study population was far from optimal, especially in the group of @entity1 at high- and very high-risk where target ABP was lower. Almost 12% of @entity1 with uncontrolled ABP were still undergoing monotherapy, whereas 16% of @entity1 were not recommended any modifications of antihypertensive treatment despite their ABP was not controlled.

Evaluation of XXXX control and treatment in daily practice of family physicians.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patients'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['arterial hypertension', 'hypertension']
@entity101 :: (MESH:D006973,Disease) :: ['arterial hypertension']
