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@article{Peñaherrera:2021:eurheartj/suab057,
author = {Peñaherrera, E and Ramírez, M and Peñaherrera, R and Duarte, YC and Cáceres, S and Avila, E and Jarrin, E and Ullauri, V and Aucancela, H and Bayas, M and Oña, F and Arteaga, F and Ruales, J and Liendo, K and Avila, JB and Hidalgo, E and Clarke, J and Poulter, NR and Beaney, T},
doi = {eurheartj/suab057},
journal = {European Heart Journal Supplements},
pages = {B55--B58},
title = {May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Ecuador},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab057},
volume = {23},
year = {2021}
}

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AB  - Arterial hypertension is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10.8 million deaths each year. In Ecuador, it is the main risk factor for the major cause of death, coronary, and cerebrovascular disease [GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioral, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018;392:1923-1994]. The May Measurement Month Campaign in 2019 (MMM19) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of high blood pressure (BP) and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programs worldwide. A volunteer cross-sectional survey was carried out in May 2019 across 42 health centres in Ecuador. The average age was 51 (SD ±17.6) years. Blood pressure measurement, the definition of hypertension (mean of the second and third BP measurement ≥140/90 mmHg or who were medicated for high BP), and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. In total, 15 885 volunteers participated in MMM19. After multiple imputation, 6654 (41.9%) had hypertension. Of individuals not receiving antihypertensive medication, 2383 (20.5%) were hypertensive. Of individuals receiving antihypertensive medication, 1004 (23.5%) had uncontrolled BP. May Measurement Month 2019 was the largest BP screening campaign done in Ecuador. In the survey, including 6654 participants with hypertension, only 49.1% had their BP values controlled (<140/90 mmHg). May Measurement Month 2019 demonstrated a high prevalence of hypertension among volunteer screenees in our country. The high percentage of persons untreated or with uncontrolled hypertension while on pharmacologic treatment suggest that appropriate screening can help to identify a significant number of people with high BP. These data shou
AU  - Peñaherrera,E
AU  - Ramírez,M
AU  - Peñaherrera,R
AU  - Duarte,YC
AU  - Cáceres,S
AU  - Avila,E
AU  - Jarrin,E
AU  - Ullauri,V
AU  - Aucancela,H
AU  - Bayas,M
AU  - Oña,F
AU  - Arteaga,F
AU  - Ruales,J
AU  - Liendo,K
AU  - Avila,JB
AU  - Hidalgo,E
AU  - Clarke,J
AU  - Poulter,NR
AU  - Beaney,T
DO  - eurheartj/suab057
EP  - 58
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1520-765X
SP  - 55
TI  - May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Ecuador
T2  - European Heart Journal Supplements
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab057
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34054364
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90573
VL  - 23
ER  -

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