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

BibTex format

@article{McDonnell:2021:eurheartj/suab033,
author = {McDonnell, BJ and Rees, E and Cockcroft, JR and Beaney, T and Clayton, B and Le, Kieu P and Brady, AJB and Padmanabhan, S and McCallum, L and Dolan, E and O'Brien, E and Tomaszewski, M and Schutte, AE and Poulter, NR and Cappuccio, FP and International, Society of Hypertension and British and Irish Hypertension Society},
doi = {eurheartj/suab033},
journal = {European Heart Journal Supplements},
pages = {B147--B150},
title = {May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab033},
volume = {23},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In the UK, heart and circulatory diseases account for 29% of all deaths (14% through coronary heart disease and 8% through stroke). In 2015, the prevalence of hypertension was 20% in the UK and 23% in the Republic of Ireland. In 2019, 14% of people registered with a UK general practice had hypertension and yet it was the attributable risk factor for around half of all deaths from coronary heart disease or stroke. We participated in May Measurement Month 2019 to increase awareness of blood pressure (BP) measurement, and to identify the proportion of undiagnosed hypertension and degree of uncontrolled hypertension in the community. The 2019 campaign set up screening sites within the community at places of worship, supermarkets, GP surgeries, workplaces, charity events, community pharmacies, gyms, and various other public places. We screened 10194 participants (mean age 51 ± 18 years, 60% women) and found that 1013 (9.9%) were on antihypertensive treatment, while 3408 (33.4%) had hypertension. Of the 3408 participants with hypertension, only 33.5% were aware of their condition despite 98.8% having previous BP measurements. In those on antihypertensive medication, only 38.2% had controlled BP (<140 and <90 mmHg). Our UK and Republic of Ireland data demonstrate concerning levels of undiagnosed hypertension and sub-optimal BP control in many individuals with a diagnosis. This evidence supports a critical need for better systematic community and primary care screening initiatives.
AU  - McDonnell,BJ
AU  - Rees,E
AU  - Cockcroft,JR
AU  - Beaney,T
AU  - Clayton,B
AU  - Le,Kieu P
AU  - Brady,AJB
AU  - Padmanabhan,S
AU  - McCallum,L
AU  - Dolan,E
AU  - O'Brien,E
AU  - Tomaszewski,M
AU  - Schutte,AE
AU  - Poulter,NR
AU  - Cappuccio,FP
AU  - International,Society of Hypertension and British and Irish Hypertension Society
DO  - eurheartj/suab033
EP  - 150
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1520-765X
SP  - 147
TI  - May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
T2  - European Heart Journal Supplements
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab033
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34054372
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90557
VL  - 23
ER  -
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