Adding a New Medication Versus Maximizing Dose to Intensify Hypertension Treatment in Older Adults

Affiliations

¹ Center for Clinical Management Research at Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
² Center for Clinical Management Research at Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
³ University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
⁴ Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Medical Center Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁵ Center for Clinical Management Research, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, and Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Medical Center Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Comment

Carole E Aubert et al. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;175(2):W15-W16.

doi: 10.7326/L21-0749.

¹ Center for Clinical Management Research at Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
² Center for Clinical Management Research at Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
³ University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
⁴ Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Medical Center Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁵ Center for Clinical Management Research, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, and Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Medical Center Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Comment on

Adding a New Medication Versus Maximizing Dose to Intensify Hypertension Treatment in Older Adults : A Retrospective Observational Study.
Aubert CE, Sussman JB, Hofer TP, Cushman WC, Ha JK, Min L. Aubert CE, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Dec;174(12):1666-1673. doi: 10.7326/M21-1456. Epub 2021 Oct 5. Ann Intern Med. 2021. PMID: 34606315 Free PMC article.
Adding a New Medication Versus Maximizing Dose to Intensify Hypertension Treatment in Older Adults.
Fujikawa T. Fujikawa T. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Feb;175(2):W15-W16. doi: 10.7326/L21-0748. Ann Intern Med. 2022. PMID: 35157822 No abstract available.