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{Torlasco:2021:eurheartj/suab054,
author = {Torlasco, C and Faini, A and Pengo, MF and Borghi, C and Grassi, G and Ferri, C and Muiesan, ML and Salvetti, M and Sechi, L and Minuz, P and Mulatero, P and Pucci, G and Volpe, M and Carugo, S and Sarzani, R and Mulè, G and Beaney, T and Poulter, NR and Xia, X and Parati, G},
doi = {eurheartj/suab054},
journal = {European Heart Journal Supplements},
pages = {B77--B81},
title = {May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Italy},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab054},
volume = {23},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are burdened by high mortality and morbidity, being responsible for half of the deaths in Europe. Although hypertension is recognized as the most important CV risk factor, hypertension awareness, and blood pressure (BP) control are still unsatisfactory. In 2017 and 2018, respectively >10 000 and >5000 individuals took part in the May Measurement Month (MMM) campaign in Italy, of whom 30.6% and 26.3% were found to have high BP, respectively. To raise public awareness on the importance of hypertension and to collect BP data on a nation-wide scale in Italy. In the frame of the MMM campaign, an opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 years was carried out in May 2019. BP measurement, the definition of hypertension, and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. Screening was conducted in multiple sites by health personnel. Among the 10 182 people screened (females: 52.3%, mean age 58 ± 16years) mean BP was 127/78 mmHg, and 3171 (31.1%) participants had arterial hypertension, of whom 62.1% were aware of being hypertensive. Diabetes, body mass index >25 kg/m2 were associated with higher BP and previous myocardial infarction with lower BP. For the third consecutive year we collected a nation-wide snapshot of BP control in a large sample of individuals. The high participation, with some yearly fluctuations likely due to the limitations of the sampling technique, confirms the power of this kind of health campaign in reaching a significant number of people to raise awareness on health topics.
AU  - Torlasco,C
AU  - Faini,A
AU  - Pengo,MF
AU  - Borghi,C
AU  - Grassi,G
AU  - Ferri,C
AU  - Muiesan,ML
AU  - Salvetti,M
AU  - Sechi,L
AU  - Minuz,P
AU  - Mulatero,P
AU  - Pucci,G
AU  - Volpe,M
AU  - Carugo,S
AU  - Sarzani,R
AU  - Mulè,G
AU  - Beaney,T
AU  - Poulter,NR
AU  - Xia,X
AU  - Parati,G
DO  - eurheartj/suab054
EP  - 81
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1520-765X
SP  - 77
TI  - May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Italy
T2  - European Heart Journal Supplements
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab054
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34248433
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90586
VL  - 23
ER  -
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