Imperial College London
Alternate

Professor Neil Poulter

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Professor of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine.
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 3446n.poulter

 
 
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Assistant

 

Mrs Ranjit Rayat +44 (0)20 7594 3445

 
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Location

 

55Stadium HouseWhite City Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

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@article{Malik:2019:eurheartj/suz078,
author = {Malik, F-T-N and Ishraquzzaman, M and Kalimuddin, M and Mamun, MAA and Huq, TS and Choudhury, SR and Ahmed, N and Badiuzzaman, M and Alim, A and Karim, MR and Beaney, T and Xia, X and Poulter, NR and Hussain, AHME and Malik, A},
doi = {eurheartj/suz078},
journal = {European Heart Journal Supplements},
pages = {D21--D24},
title = {May Measurement Month (MMM) 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in Bangladesh-South Asia},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suz078},
volume = {21},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. Based on the findings of the non-communicable disease Risk Factors Survey Bangladesh 2010, the prevalence of hypertension in adults 25 years or older in Bangladesh is 20.1%. The Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey, 2011 showed that approximately 50% of those affected are unaware of their hypertensive condition. The May Measurement Month 2017 (MMM17) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) aimed at raising awareness of high BP. We participated in MMM17 to raise awareness of hypertension screening and identify those with elevated BP who were unaware, and those on treatment with still uncontrolled hypertension. Following the standard protocol designed by the ISH, we participated in MMM17, an opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18. It was carried out in May 2017. BP measurement, the definition of hypertension and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. Data were collected from 35 screening sites in 33 districts in Bangladesh. Personnel from several government and non-government organizations volunteered in this huge event. A total of 11 418 individuals were screened during MMM17, of which 5401 (47.3%) were found to have hypertension. Of 8365 individuals not receiving anti-hypertensive medication, 2348 (28.1%) were hypertensive. Of 3053 individuals receiving anti-hypertensive medication, 1594 (52.2%) had uncontrolled BP. MMM17 was the largest BP screening campaign undertaken in Bangladesh. This study suggests that opportunistic screening can identify significant numbers of people with raised BP. A periodic public health programme at a national level needs to be initiated to increase hypertension detection and control rate and thus for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
AU  - Malik,F-T-N
AU  - Ishraquzzaman,M
AU  - Kalimuddin,M
AU  - Mamun,MAA
AU  - Huq,TS
AU  - Choudhury,SR
AU  - Ahmed,N
AU  - Badiuzzaman,M
AU  - Alim,A
AU  - Karim,MR
AU  - Beaney,T
AU  - Xia,X
AU  - Poulter,NR
AU  - Hussain,AHME
AU  - Malik,A
DO  - eurheartj/suz078
EP  - 24
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1520-765X
SP  - 21
TI  - May Measurement Month (MMM) 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in Bangladesh-South Asia
T2  - European Heart Journal Supplements
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suz078
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31043868
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/71429
VL  - 21
ER  -
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