Adherence

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2007 Apr;9(4):271-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.06475.x.

Abstract

In November 2006, a panel of experts participated in a teleconference to discuss the issue of adherence to antihypertensive therapy. The panel was chaired by JoAnne M. Foody, MD, of the Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, New Haven, CT. Also participating were Joshua S. Benner, PharmD, ScD, ValueMedics Research, Falls Church, VA, and William Frishman, MD, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.

Publication types

  • Congress

MeSH terms

  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Promotion
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / complications
  • Hyperlipidemias / drug therapy
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / drug therapy
  • Hypolipidemic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Patient Compliance*
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Hypolipidemic Agents