May Measurement Month 2017: analysis of the blood pressure screening results in Argentina-Americas
Author(s)
Marin, Marcos J
Garcia Vasquez, Fortunato
Martinez Marissi, Evangelina
Diaz, María A
Iturzaeta, Adriana
Type
Journal Article
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.
Date Issued
2019-04-24
Date Acceptance
2019-04-01
Citation
European Heart Journal Supplements, 2019, 21 (Suppl D), pp.D8-D10
ISSN
1520-765X
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Start Page
D8
End Page
D10
Journal / Book Title
European Heart Journal Supplements
Volume
21
Issue
Suppl D
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31043864
PII: suz050
Subjects
Argentinian Society of Hypertension and the MMM Investigators
1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
Cardiovascular System & Hematology
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2019-04-24