Salāmat-i ijtimā̒ī (Nov 2020)
A general Report of the National Plan for High Blood Pressure Control at Tehran Heart Center in 2019
Abstract
Background and Objective: Hypertension is one of the major causes for morbidity and mortality in Iran and the world. This study is a brief report of the blood pressure measurements during the National Hypertension Campaign in Iran in 2019 at Tehran Heart Center. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, performed during the national Blood pressure screening campaign between 5 June and 5 July 2019, data of all the participants who referred to the blood pressure station at Tehran Heart Center were gathered and analyzed. Finally, the frequencies of various types of hypertension based on the current hypertension guideline of the American Heart Association were reported. Results: In this study, the blood pressure of 3031 individuals was measured. 54.7% of participans was women and the mean (SD) age was 52.3 (13.8) years. The frequency of hypertension of any type, considering the normal upper limit of 130/80 mmHg was 42.7%. Overall, 47 (1.5%) patients had a blood pressure above 170 mmHg who were referred to the emergency department for treatment. Conclusion: The study showed the high prevalence of hypertension in our society and therefore we suggest developing preventive and screening programmes to reduce the burden of hypertension. Ethical code: IR.SBMU.RETECH.REC.1399.000 DOI: http://doi.org/10.22037/ch.v7i3.30217
