Single-Pill, Triple Antihypertensive Therapy in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Preliminary Experience.

Autor: Stroppa C; School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.; Family Medicine Institute, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland., Hunjan I; School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.; Family Medicine Institute, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland., Umulisa A; Health Care Centre of Nyamyumba, Nyamyumba, District of Nyaruguru, Rwanda., Irebe B; Health Care Centre of Nyamyumba, Nyamyumba, District of Nyaruguru, Rwanda., Parati G; School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.; Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy., Bianchetti MG; Family Medicine Institute, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland., Muvunyi B; Medical Specialized Services, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda., Ntaganda E; Cardiovascular Diseases Unit, Non-Communicable Diseases Division, Rwanda Biomedical Center, Kigali, Rwanda., Sinabubaraga V; District Hospital, Munini, Rwanda., Radovanovic D; Family Medicine Institute, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland., Lava SAG; Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, and University of Lausanne, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. webmaster@sebastianolava.ch.; Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Group, University College London, London, UK. webmaster@sebastianolava.ch., Muggli F; Family Medicine Institute, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cardiology and therapy [Cardiol Ther] 2024 Jun; Vol. 13 (2), pp. 431-442. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 12.
DOI: 10.1007/s40119-024-00358-5
Abstrakt: Introduction: Worldwide, arterial hypertension is the foremost preventable and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. In addition to lifestyle changes, recent international guidelines recommend single-pill, low-dose combinations as initial treatment strategy. We investigated whether this approach is feasible in a rural sub-Saharan Africa setting.
Methods: Diagnosis of hypertension was established over three sets of blood pressure measurements, performed according to the European Society of Hypertension recommendations by trained personnel, using a validated, automated, oscillometric device OMRON M7 IT-HEM-7322-E. In 98 individuals with arterial hypertension, a once-daily, single-pill combination of olmesartan, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide was prescribed at an appropriate dose. Patients were instructed on its administration and potential side effects and encouraged towards lifestyle modifications. The treatment regimen was adjusted, if needed, at each outpatient clinic scheduled after 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks.
Results: Seventy-nine patients (aged 61 [53-70] years; median and interquartile range) strictly adhered to the treatment schedule, while 19 individuals (70 [65-80] years) dropped out. Blood pressure was < 140/90 mmHg after 4 weeks in 44 (56%), after 8 weeks in 62 (78%), after 12 weeks in 69 (87%), and after 16 weeks in 74 (94%) participants. Excellent tolerance was reported.
Conclusions: These results provide real-life evidence that hypertension management with a once-daily, single-pill combination of olmesartan, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide as initial treatment is feasible and effective also in a rural sub-Saharan setting. Single-pill combinations should be made available also in rural and remote areas in low- and middle-income countries as a reliable first-line treatment strategy.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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