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Volume 15, Number 2, pages 50 - 54
A Review of Hypertension Management in Canada
Séadna Ledger
Learning objectives
After reading the article, the reader will be able to:
- Describe the treatment threshold and goals for hypertensive patients
- Discuss the new recommendations and their evidence for hypertensive patients
- Recognize possible reasons for poor response to antihypertensive therapy.
Author Affiliation(s): Sadna Ledger, BScPhm, is Renal Pharmacist, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario. Address correspondence to Séadna Ledger, Seadna.Ledger@lhsc.on.ca Submitted for publication: April 11, 2005. Accepted for publication in revised form May 14, 2005