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. 2019 Apr;21(Suppl D):D8-D10.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suz050. Epub 2019 Apr 24.

May Measurement Month 2017: analysis of the blood pressure screening results in Argentina-Americas

Marcos J Marin  1 , Fortunato Garcia Vasquez  2 , Evangelina Martinez Marissi  3 , María A Diaz  4 , Adriana Iturzaeta  5 , Pedro A Becerra  6 , Cecilia Resin  7 , Cesar A Romero  8 , Pablo Irusta  9 , Alejandra Gaydou  10 , Daniela Cianfagna  11 , Alejandro Diaz  12 , Alejo Grosse  13 , Pablo D Rodriguez  14 , Thomas Beaney  15 , Elsa Kobeissi  15 , Neil R Poulter  15 , Judith M Zilberman  16 ; Argentinian Society of Hypertension and the MMM Investigators
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May Measurement Month 2017: analysis of the blood pressure screening results in Argentina-Americas

Marcos J Marin et al. Eur Heart J Suppl. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Hypertension is a growing concern worldwide, causing over 10 million deaths each year. The prevalence of high blood pressure (BP) in Argentina is 36.3% and 38% of these are unaware of their disease. Half of the hypertensive patients are on pharmacological treatment and only a quarter of them are controlled. The International Society of Hypertension initiated the May Measurement Month (MMM) as a global campaign to raise awareness on high BP that may also serve as a temporary solution to the lack of global screening programs worldwide. A volunteer cross-sectional survey was carried out in May 2017 across 56 health centres. Blood pressure measurement, definition of hypertension and statistical analysis followed the MMM protocol. For this awareness campaign, the Argentine Society of Hypertension coined the slogan: 'Know and control your blood pressure'. A total of 32 346 individuals aged at least 18 years were screened during MMM17. After imputation, 16 263 (50.4%) were hypertensive. Of the 12 156 receiving antihypertensive medication 5400 (44.4%) still had uncontrolled BP. MMM17, called in our country 'Know and control your blood pressure', was the largest BP screening campaign done in Argentina. Almost 6 out of 10 hypertensive patients were either not on treatment or were not controlled to the BP goal. These results suggest that appropriate screening can help to identify a significant number of people with high BP.

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