Background—Nonadherence to antihypertensive treatment is a common problem in
cardiovascular prevention and may influence prognosis. We explored predictors of …

Objective To explore the likely optimum blood pressure (BP) level for patients with a history
of cerebrovascular disease. Methods The Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with many
comorbidities, but the percentage of COPD patients who develop comorbidities has not …

Background Data on the epidemiology and cost of herpes zoster (HZ) and post-herpetic
neuralgia (PHN) in Italy are limited. This retrospective, population-based study was …

Patterns of persistence with antihypertensive medications in... : Journal of Hypertension Patterns
of persistence with antihypertensive medications in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients in …

Background The aim of this study was to describe population and primary care morbidity
and to examine how the differences vary across the diseases and are influenced by patients' …

Results Overall 64% of patients were in stage 3a, and 4.5% of patients were in stages 3b–5.
Patients with stages 1 and 2 were younger, were predominantly men, more frequently had …

We conducted a large population-based retrospective cross-sectional study for determining
the extent of clinically recognized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and …

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a strong independent predictor of
cardiovascular disease. Although general practitioners (GPs) represent the first line for …

Systematic assessment of blood pressure (BP) control rates may help to improve the clinical
management of hypertension in clinical practice. This approach had limited application in …