Adherence to antihypertensive therapy prior to the first presentation of stroke in hypertensive adults: population-based study
: Herttua K, Tabak AG, Martikainen P, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
: 2013
: European Heart Journal
: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
: EUR HEART J
: 38
: 34
: 38
: 2933
: 2939
: 7
: 0195-668X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eht219
These data suggest that poor adherence to antihypertensive therapy substantially increases near- and long-term risk of stroke among hypertensive patients.