Hypertension treated only every third patient

A great many victims of hypertension have no idea that they have high blood pressure. And many of those who know, do not receive adequate treatment, both found the Canadian and Australian researchers.

Treatment of hypertension

Scientists from the University of Sydney and the University of MacMasters in Canada conducted a study which showed that, even in highly developed and wealthy countries with effective health system (in Australia and Canada, free medical care, unlike the US) many victims of hypertension are not aware of the disease in themselves. The same can also be seen among the population of the less wealthy and developed countries.

Methods of drug the treatment of hypertension   long and well known, but research has shown that only a third of patients who are aware of their health problems receive adequate therapy, that is stacked in the "healthy" indicators of blood pressure. Meanwhile, hypertension remains a major cause of cardiovascular diseases each year, which carry at least 7, 6 million people worldwide.

"Medication for the treatment of hypertension That reduce the pressure, as a rule, are inexpensive and widely available, - the conclusions of the study. - But only one in three patients suffering from hypertension receives adequate, then there is enough medication. In the poorest countries, the situation in this regard is worse in all but a similar trend can be seen in the states of middle and high-income population. "

In total the study involved 154,000 adults aged 35 to 70 years, had any heart disease and stroke, and did not have. Volunteers living in 17 countries with different levels of income. These studies published in Journal of the American Medical Association. (READ MORE)

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