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Hypertension
Hypertension Special Edition – ESH 2024 Highlights
Hypertension, uncontrolled hypertension and resistant hypertension: prevalence,
comorbidities and prescribed medications in 228,406 adults resident in urban
Hypertension
areas. A population-based study.
Sartorio A, et al. J. Hypertens. 2024;42(Suppl 1):e23.
Although hypertension is the leading cause of CVD and premature death worldwide, it remains difficult to control. Uncontrolled
and resistant hypertension (RH) may be underestimated. This study examined 228,406 patients, 43,526 (19%) of whom had
arterial hypertension. Within the hypertensive group, 21% had resistant hypertension and 30% had uncontrolled BP. Patients with
uncontrolled BP were mainly female, used less drugs and showed a lower prevalence of all major cardiovascular comorbidities,
except for diabetes. Instead, patients with RH had a significantly higher prevalence of all considered comorbidities compared to
those without RH.
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