GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE EVOLUTION OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN THE PROSPECTIVE BELGICA-STROKE STUDY: RESULTS OF ONE YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Abstract

Objective: Cardiovascular (CV) risk management includes use of risk calculation and treatment of modifiable risk factors such as blood pressure (BP). The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an online risk calculator on the 10-year estimated Framingham stroke risk and the 10-year estimated CV mortality risk (SCORE) on the risk profile of hypertensive patients not at goal for their blood pressure. This sub-analysis reports the evolution of blood pressure in men and women during the first year of the study. Design and Method: Primary care patients > 40 years were recruited by their General Practitioner, an online CV risk management tool being made available to the phys..