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Despite guidelines and calls to action for home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) from organizations including the American Heart Association, little is known about the extent to which patients are knowledgeable about how to conduct accurate HBPM. Our study highlights several gaps in knowledge that exist among patients who monitor blood pressure (BP) at home and highlights the need for better patient education to ensure accurate HBPM.
In a first of its kind assessment in cardiovascular research, we assessed whether pooled cardiovascular expertise could accurately predict efficacy and tolerability for both a novel and an established treatment option. A survey was administered prior to the publication of the QUARTET (A Quadruple UltrA-low-dose tReatment for hypErTension) trial. QUARTET was a multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group, trial that randomised participants to initial treatment with either monotherapy or an ultra-low dose quadruple single pill combination for 12 weeks. Survey participants were asked to predict blood pressure (BP) at 12 weeks and 52 weeks for both groups.
The synergistic effects of RAAS inhibition and intensive blood pressure lowering in reducing proteinuria have not been well studied. We aimed to study this effect using data from the AASK Trial where our data suggest there is an additive and synergistic effect between RAAS inhibition and intensive blood pressure inhibition in reducing proteinuria.