India, March 10 -- A study conducted by doctors at the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Delhi has found that patients whose high blood pressure remains uncontrolled despite taking multiple medicines often lack proper understanding of the disease and continue to follow unhealthy habits.

The study, titled "Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Apparent Treatment Resistant Hypertensive Patients and Non-Apparent Treatment Resistant Hypertensive Patients in a Tertiary Care Center," published in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, examined why some patients struggle to control their blood pressure even when they are on treatment.

Treatment-resistant hypertension refers to cas...