Safe withdrawal of monotherapy for hypertension is poorly effective and not likely to reduce health‐care costs

Neeraj Prasad; Peter G. Davey; Alec D. Watson; Lesley Peebles; Thomas M. MacDonald

doi:10.1097/00004872-199715120-00021

Safe withdrawal of monotherapy for hypertension is poorly effective and not likely to reduce health‐care costs

Neeraj Prasad, Peter G. Davey, Alec D. Watson, Lesley Peebles, Thomas M. MacDonald

University of Dundee

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Abstract

To carry out a population-based evaluation of withdrawal of treatment in primary care using repeated ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) assessment to avoid subjecting patients to prolonged periods of excess risk.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1519-1526
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Hypertension
Volume	15
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004872-199715120-00021
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1997

Keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Cost-effectiveness
Hypertension
Treatment withdrawal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Internal Medicine
Physiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Safe withdrawal of monotherapy for hypertension is poorly effective and not likely to reduce health‐care costs

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