Clinical inertia in hypertension: a new holistic and practical concept within the cardiovascular and clinical care process.

Recognition of clinical inertia is essential to improve the control of chronic diseases. Although it is very intuitive, a better interpretation of the concept of clinical inertia is lacking, likely due to its high complexity. After a review of the published articles, we propose a practical vision of inertia, contextualized within the clinical process of hypertension care.