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		<title>Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Sound Bite Version &#8211; Treat to Target</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following targets are currently recommended for reducing blood pressure: • in general, less than 140 mm Hg systolic and less than 90 mm Hg diastolic • for patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease, less than 130/80 mm Hg Use Combinations of Medications and Lifestyle Modifications to Achieve Blood Pressure Targets Most patients require [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Sound Bite Version &#8211; OLD BUT STILL</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLD BUT STILL VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGES OF CHEP Measure Blood Pressure in All Adults at All Appropriate Visits For many Canadians with hypertension, the condition remains undetected; therefore, measure blood pressure in all adults at all appropriate visits. Expedite the Diagnosis of Hypertension For patients with hypertensive urgencies or emergencies, hypertension can be diagnosed at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Sound Bite Version &#8211; NEW KEY MESSAGE</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW KEY MESSAGE OF THE 2006 RECOMMENDATIONS: IMPROVE PATIENT ADHERENCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPIES Adherence with antihypertensive management can be improved by implementing a multipronged approach incorporating the following strategies. Assist Patients to Adhere • Teach patients to take their pills on a regular schedule associated with a routine daily activity (e.g., brushing teeth). • Simplify [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Hypertension Education Program: Sound Bite Version</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 09:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[INTRODUCTION Hypertension remains a significant health problem that is projected to become a greater global burden in the next 20 years. The estimated total number of adults with hypertension was 972 million in 2000: 333 million in economically developed countries and 639 million in less economically developed countries. The number of adults with hypertension is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting ALLHAT into Perspective: DO DRUG COMPANIES CREATE PROBLEMS OR FIND SOLUTIONS?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If diuretics had been a panacea for curing hypertension, it is unlikely that drug companies would have taken on the financial risk of developing alternative classes of antihypertensive drugs. As previously discussed, diuretics alone are often inadequate for controlling hypertension and are contraindicated for, or are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting ALLHAT into Perspective: WHY CAN&#8217;T EVERYONE JUST TAKE A DIURETIC?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metabolic Effects Chlorthalidone represents one of three different types of diuretics. Each type works in a slightly different way, but all diuretics lower the amount of salt and water in the body, thereby helping to reduce blood pressure. Diuretic treatments are not benign, and not every patient can tolerate them. As a class of drugs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting ALLHAT into Perspective: WILL ALLHAT CHANGE THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ALLHAT study validated current national hypertension treatment guidelines by demonstrating that using chlorthali-done as the initial treatment was as effective as using a drug from one of the alternative classes of antihypertensive agents known as ACE-inhibitors (lisinopril) and a calcium-channel blocker (amlopidine) in decreasing blood pressure and reducing the incidence of fatal coronary heart [...]]]></description>
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