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BMJ Case Reports 2009; doi:10.1136/bcr.04.2009.1752
  • Novel treatment (new drug/intervention; established drug/procedure in new situation)

Chronotherapy: a smart approach for refractory hypertension

  1. Salvador Pertusa1,
  2. Domingo Orozco-Beltran2
  1. 1
    Centro Salud Cabo Huertas, C/Arpon S/N, Alicante, 03540, Spain
  2. 2
    Centro De Salud San Blas, San Blas, Alicante, 03005, Spain
  1. Salvador Pertusa, spertusam{at}medynet.com
  • Published 26 July 2009

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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  • Competing interests: None.

  • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.

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