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Novel treatment (new drug/intervention; established drug/procedure in new situation)
Chronotherapy: a smart approach for refractory hypertension
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.