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Hypertension
Hypertension Special Edition – ESH 2024 Highlights
Hypertension
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Comparing blood pressure control targets globally: An analysis of the May
Measurement Month 2022 campaign in 60 countries.
Beaney T, et al. J. Hypertens. 2024;42(Suppl 1):e26.
This global study compared global and regional BP control rates based on targets of 140/90 mmHg vs. 130/80 mmHg from the
latest May Measurement Month 2022 (MMM22) campaign. A total of 765,718 participants were screened during MMM22, of
whom 282,488 (36.9%) were hypertensive. MMM22 identified significant numbers of people worldwide with inadequately treated
hypertension. Of those treated for hypertension, only half were controlled to <140/90 mmHg and less than one-third to the stricter
target of <130/80 mmHg. Most of those on antihypertensive medication were prescribed only a single drug class, highlighting the
need for achieving better control using antihypertensive drug combinations as recommended by current guidelines.
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