Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia

Superior blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending specialist clinics in Malaysia

Background The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysia is alarmingly high. The National Survey in 2006 showed 43% of people above 30 years old have hypertension and only 8% reached target blood pressure (BP) of <140/90 mmHg. Among treated patients, only 26% reached target BP. We aimed to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Maskon, Oteh, S, Noorfaizan, SMS, Azarisman, SA, Azreen, I, Saiful Bahri, Abdullah, Aszrin, Omar , Ahmad Marzuki, Ngow, Harris Abdullah, CK, Ting, S , Sapari
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
RC Internal medicine
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/5279/1/Superior_BP_Hypertension_study_ACC_abstract.pdf

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