Age and sex disparities in blood pressure control and therapeutic inertia: Impact of a quality improvement program

• Main Authors: Olivia Myers (Author), Talar Markossian (Author), Beatrice Probst (Author), Grant Hiura (Author), Katherine Habicht (Author), Brent Egan (Author), Holly Kramer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Hypertension quality improvement programs reduce uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) but impact may differ by sex and age. Methods: This study examined uncontrolled BP, defined as a BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg, and therapeutic inertia, defined as absence of medication initiation or escalation during vi...