Lowered blood pressure targets identify new, uncontrolled hypertensive cases: patient characteristics and implications for services in Thailand

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Naphassanan Charoensab, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Phaviga Thangsuk, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon
• التنسيق: دورية
• منشور في: 2020
• الموضوعات: Medicine
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85091051876&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70762

BACKGROUND: According to the new hypertension treatment guidelines blood pressure (BP) readings need to be kept below or equal to 130/80 mmHg in patients aged less than 65 years old. This study shows the change in proportion of identified cases of uncontrolled blood pressure in light of these change...