Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs’ decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old

Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs’ decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old

Objectives: We previously found large variations in general practitioner (GP) hypertension treatment probability in oldest-old (>80 years) between countries. We wanted to explore whether differences in country-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden and life expectancy could explain the diff...

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Main Authors: Sven Streit, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Robert A. Burman, Claire Collins, Biljana Gerasimovska Kitanovska, Sandra Gintere, Raquel Gómez Bravo, Kathryn Hoffmann, Claudia Iftode, Kasper L. Johansen, Ngaire Kerse, Tuomas H. Koskela, Sanda Kreitmayer Peštić, Donata Kurpas, Christian D. Mallen, Hubert Maisonneuve, Christoph Merlo, Yolanda Mueller, Christiane Muth, Rafael H. Ornelas, Marija Petek Šter, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Thomas Rosemann, Martin Sattler, Zuzana Švadlenková, Athina Tatsioni, Hans Thulesius, Victoria Tkachenko, Peter Torzsa, Rosy Tsopra, Canan Tuz, Marjolein Verschoor, Rita P. A. Viegas, Shlomo Vinker, Margot W. M. de Waal, Andreas Zeller, Nicolas Rodondi, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Subjects:
Oldest-old
hypertension
clinical decision-making
cardiovascular disease burden
life expectancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2018.1426142

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2018.1426142

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