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

Streit, Sven; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Burman, Robert; Collins, Claire; Kitanovska, Biljana; Gintere, Sandra; Bravo, Raquel; Hoffmann, Kathryn; Iftode, Claudia; Johansen, Kasper; Kerse, Ngaire; Koskela, Tuomas; Pestic, Sanda; Kurpas, Donata; Mallen, Christian; Maisonneuve, Hubert; Merlo, Christoph; Mueller, Yolanda; Muth, Christiane; Ornelas, Rafael; Ster, Marija; Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando; Rosemann, Thomas; Sattler, Martin; Svadlenkova, Zuzana; Tatsioni, Athina; Thulesius, Hans; Tkachenko, Victoria; Torzsa, Peter; Tsopra, Rosy; Tuz, CANAN; Verschoor, Marjolein; Viegas, Rita; Vinker, Shlomo; de Waal, Margot; Zeller, Andreas; Rodondi, Nicolas; Poortvliet, Rosalinde

doi:10.1080/02813432.2018.1426142

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

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Streit S., Gussekloo J., Burman R. A., Collins C., Kitanovska B. G., Gintere S., ...Daha Fazla

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.89-98, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02813432.2018.1426142
Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-98
Anahtar Kelimeler: Oldest-old, hypertension, clinical decision-making, cardiovascular disease burden, life expectancy, RECEIVE INTENSIVE TREATMENT, MM HG TARGET, BLOOD-PRESSURE, PRIMARY-CARE, PREVENTION, GUIDELINES, TRIAL, VIEW, AGE
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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 differences.