Biochemical Screening for Nonadherence Is Associated With Blood Pressure Reduction and Improvement in Adherence

Pankaj Gupta1, Prashanth Patel1, Branislav Štrauch1

  • 1From the Department of Metabolic Medicine and Chemical Pathology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom (P.G., P.P., G.S.G., P.R.S.); Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom (P.G., P.P., F.Y.L., G.S.G., N.J.S.); National Institute for Health Research Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, United Kingdom (P.G., P.P., F.Y.L., N.J.S.); Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (P.G., A.A., B.K., A.H., M.T.); 3rd Department of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hypertension Centre (B.S., J.W.) and Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (V.M.), General University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; University of Leicester, United Kingdom (A.B.); University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom (P.S.T., A.S., H.T.); Department of Health Psychology, University College of London, United Kingdom (R.H.); Division of Medicine, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, United Kingdom (B.K., A.H., M.T.); Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, United Kingdom (B.W.); and National Institute for Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, United Kingdom (B.W.).

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