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Results of the May Measurement Month 2017: blood pressure campaign in Venezuela-Americas.
Hernández-Hernández, Rafael; Octavio-Seijas, José Andrés; Morr, Igor; López-Rivera, Jesús; Gúzman-Franolic, Mónica L; Costantini-Olmos, Antonieta P; Silva, Egle; Méndez-Amaya, Nedina Coromoto; Duín, Amanda; Vásquez, Dámaso; Ruíz-Lugo, José Félix; Marval, José; Duín, Juan Carlos Camacho; Ponte-Negretti, Carlos Ignacio; Beaney, Thomas; Kobeissi, Elsa; Poulter, Neil R.
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  • Hernández-Hernández R; Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Clinic, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Dean of Health Sciences, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
  • Octavio-Seijas JA; Department of Experimental Cardiology, Tropical Medicine Institute, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Morr I; Department of Experimental Cardiology, Tropical Medicine Institute, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • López-Rivera J; Hypertension Unit, Department of Medicine, General Hospital San Cristóbal, Táchira State, Venezuela.
  • Gúzman-Franolic ML; FARMATODO Pharmacy Group, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Costantini-Olmos AP; FARMATODO Pharmacy Group, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Silva E; Instituto de Investigaciones de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares de LUZ, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
  • Méndez-Amaya NC; Venezuelan Society of Cardiology and Venezuelan Society of Hypertension, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Duín A; Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Clinic, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Dean of Health Sciences, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
  • Vásquez D; Venezuelan Society of Cardiology and Venezuelan Society of Hypertension, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Ruíz-Lugo JF; Venezuelan Society of Cardiology and Venezuelan Society of Hypertension, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Marval J; Venezuelan Society of Cardiology and Venezuelan Society of Hypertension, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Duín JCC; Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Clinic, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Dean of Health Sciences, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
  • Ponte-Negretti CI; Caribbean Cardiologic Unit, Venezuelan Foundation of Preventive Cardiology, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Beaney T; Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, Stadium House, 68 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RH, UK.
  • Kobeissi E; Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, Stadium House, 68 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RH, UK.
  • Poulter NR; Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, Stadium House, 68 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RH, UK.
Eur Heart J Suppl ; 21(Suppl D): D124-D126, 2019 Apr.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31043899
Cardiovascular diseases, mainly coronary heart disease and stroke, are the first cause of death in Venezuela; and hypertension is the main risk factor. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of elevated blood pressure (BP) and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of regular screening programmes. Some representative studies indicate prevalence of hypertension in Venezuela between 24 and 39%, and control rate around 20%. Sixty-four sites were included to participate in MMM, mainly in pharmacies. Physical measurements included height, weight, and abdominal circumference. Blood pressure was measured in the sitting position three times after resting for 5 min, 1 min apart, using validated oscillometric devices. 21 644 individuals were screened. After multiple imputation, 10 584 individuals [48.9% (50.7% male; 47.7% female)] had hypertension. Of individuals not receiving antihypertensive medication, 1538 (12.2%) were hypertensive. Of individuals receiving antihypertensive medication, 2974 (32.9%) had uncontrolled BP. About 16% had obesity calculated by body mass index; 43.8% of women and 20.7% of men had abdominal obesity. This was the largest BP screening carried out in Venezuela, in which 48.9% of the individuals had elevated BP, untreated hypertension was 12.2%, and one-third of subjects taking treatment were not controlled. About 16% had obesity by body mass index, and abdominal obesity is more common in women. These results suggest that repeated screening like MMM17 can identify hypertension in important numbers and can also evaluate programmes of hypertension treatment and control in Venezuela.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Venezuela Idioma: En Revista: Eur Heart J Suppl Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Venezuela Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Venezuela Idioma: En Revista: Eur Heart J Suppl Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Venezuela Pais de publicación: Reino Unido