Early diagnosis saves lives: focus on patients with hypertension

GÜLEÇ H. S.

KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, cilt.3, sa.4, ss.332-334, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1038/kisup.2013.69
  • Dergi Adı: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.332-334
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: early diagnosis, guidelines, hypertension, screening
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

It is estimated that one out of three adults has hypertension and that more than 50% of them are unaware of this condition. Blood pressure screening can facilitate early diagnosis and reduce the risk of further complications associated with hypertension. However, disagreement between credible guidelines on major topics like diagnosis of hypertension and the threshold blood pressure values for treatment initiations caused confusion and inaction among physicians.