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{Lanas:2021:eurheartj/suab020,
author = {Lanas, F and Garcia, MS and Paccot, M and Beaney, T and Xia, X and Poulter, NR},
doi = {eurheartj/suab020},
journal = {European Heart Journal Supplements},
pages = {B40--B42},
title = {May Measurement Month 2019: blood pressure screening results from Chile},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab020},
volume = {23},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Hypertension is a major preventable cause of death worldwide. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high blood pressure (BP) and identifying individuals with increased BP. A cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 years old was carried out in May 2019 in Chile. Participating sites were distributed across the country, most of them from the Public Health System outpatient clinics. In addition, clinical research sites, universities, and private clinics participated. Blood pressure measurement protocol, hypertension categories, and statistical analysis followed the MMM protocol. Hypertension was diagnosed as mean systolic BP ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg or receiving antihypertensive medication. Overall, 6876 individuals were screened. After multiple imputations, hypertension prevalence was 35.4%, of which 65.9% were aware of their condition. While 60.1% were on antihypertensive medication and 34.4% of the total number of hypertensives had their BP controlled. Of participants not receiving antihypertensive treatment, 17.9% were identified as hypertensive. The MMM 2019 survey demonstrated a high proportion of participants with hypertension, with only one-third of these individuals having controlled BP (systolic BP <140 mmHg and diastolic BP <90 mmHg). The high percentage of participants with hypertension who were either untreated (39.9%) or were treated but uncontrolled (57.2%) suggesting that such opportunistic screening programmes may be a useful tool to improve hypertension control in Chile.
AU  - Lanas,F
AU  - Garcia,MS
AU  - Paccot,M
AU  - Beaney,T
AU  - Xia,X
AU  - Poulter,NR
DO  - eurheartj/suab020
EP  - 42
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1520-765X
SP  - 40
TI  - May Measurement Month 2019: blood pressure screening results from Chile
T2  - European Heart Journal Supplements
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab020
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34220374
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90544
VL  - 23
ER  -
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