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Published 26 July 2009
Cite this as: BMJ Case Reports 2009 [doi:10.1136/bcr.04.2009.1752]
Copyright © 2009 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Novel treatment (new drug/intervention; established drug/procedure in new situation)

Chronotherapy: a smart approach for refractory hypertension

Salvador Pertusa1, Domingo Orozco-Beltran2

1 Centro Salud Cabo Huertas, C/Arpon S/N, Alicante, 03540, Spain
2 Centro De Salud San Blas, San Blas, Alicante, 03005, Spain

Correspondence to:
Salvador Pertusa, spertusam{at}medynet.com

SUMMARY

Patients with resistant hypertension are at greater risk for cardiovascular complications. Spreading out medication for the treatment of hypertension is a well known and widely used practice. Chronotherapy, the optimisation of schedules for administering drugs, constitutes a new option in optimising blood pressure control and reducing risk.


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