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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
In Ireland, cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death. However, blood pressure (BP) goal achievement is unsatisfactory. The authors aimed to document BP control and increase awareness. A total of 1534 patients were enrolled in the study, with a mean age of 64.7+/-11.9 years (53.8% women). Duration of hypertension was 8.7+/-7.7 years, and 14.6% had diabetes, 13.8% had coronary artery disease, and 40.5% were taking antihypertensive monotherapy. beta-Blockers (39.8%), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (32.2%), and angiotensin receptor blockers (22.0%) were prescribed most frequently. Mean BP was 136.0+/-6.1 mm Hg/89.5+/-5.0 mm Hg in nondiabetic patients (48.6% <140/90 mm Hg) and 131.0+/-7.4 mm Hg/81.7+/-4.6 mm Hg in diabetic patients (16.7% <130/80 mm Hg). Diet, exercise, and lifestyle modifications (63.5%) were frequently recommended. Increased patient awareness and compliance together with the adherence of physicians to current guidelines and greater willingness to take action in patients with uncontrolled hypertension should help in improving BP control and thus reduce cardiovascular risk.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1751-7176
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
432-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Antihypertensive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Diet Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Exercise Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Health Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Ireland, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Life Style, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Primary Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:19695031-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Blood pressure control in hypertensive patients in Irish primary care practices.
pubmed:affiliation
European Centre for Clinical Trials in Rare Diseases, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. b.buckley@ucc.ie
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't