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@article{Nemcsik:2021:eurheartj/suab025,
author = {Nemcsik, J and Páll, D and Nemes-Nagy, Z and Bacskai, M and Kovács, T and Benczúr, B and Kiss, A and Ábrahám, G and Barna, I and Beaney, T and Clarke, J and Poulter, NR and Járai, Z},
doi = {eurheartj/suab025},
journal = {European Heart Journal Supplements},
pages = {B70--B72},
title = {May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Hungary},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab025},
volume = {23},
year = {2021}
}

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AB  - Cardiovascular diseases are not only the leading causes of mortality in Hungary but also the mortality rate is twice as high as the European Union average, so screening programmes identifying subjects with elevated blood pressure (BP) are of utmost importance. May Measurement Month (MMM) is an annual global initiative that began in 2017 aimed at raising awareness of high BP. Hungary joined the 3rd campaign of MMM in 2019 and an overview of the results are presented in this paper. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of participants aged ≥18 years was carried out in May 2019. Hypertension was defined as systolic BP ≥140 mmHg and diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg or treatment for hypertension, statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. In Hungary, 55 sites were set up in primary and secondary care facilities, in pharmacies, and in malls across all regions, in both cities and villages. Out of 2766 individuals screened, 1286 participants (46.5%) had hypertension. Out of 1869 participants not on antihypertensive medication, 389 (20.8%) had elevated BP. In the case of treated individuals (n = 897), 420 (46.8%) had uncontrolled hypertension. Almost every 2nd subject of the screened cohort had hypertension (treated and controlled, treated and uncontrolled, or untreated). In the untreated cohort, every 5th subject had elevated BP, whilst among patients on antihypertensive medication, every second had uncontrolled BP. By identifying almost one-third of the whole screened cohort with the possibility of newly diagnosed or uncontrolled hypertension, our results confirm the importance of BP screening campaigns.
AU  - Nemcsik,J
AU  - Páll,D
AU  - Nemes-Nagy,Z
AU  - Bacskai,M
AU  - Kovács,T
AU  - Benczúr,B
AU  - Kiss,A
AU  - Ábrahám,G
AU  - Barna,I
AU  - Beaney,T
AU  - Clarke,J
AU  - Poulter,NR
AU  - Járai,Z
DO  - eurheartj/suab025
EP  - 72
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1520-765X
SP  - 70
TI  - May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Hungary
T2  - European Heart Journal Supplements
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab025
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34220376
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90572
VL  - 23
ER  -

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