Multifaceted strategies to improve blood pressure control in a primary care clinic: A quality improvement project

Autor: Cirous Sadeghi, Hassan A. Khan, Gregory Gudleski, Jessica L. Reynolds, Smita Y. Bakhai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Cardiology. Hypertension, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 100060- (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2590-0862
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchy.2020.100060
Popis: Background: Approximately 80% of patients with hypertension in the Internal Medicine Clinic were uncontrolled (BP > 130/80 mmHg), according to the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) hypertension guidelines, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) was to improve BP control
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