Blood Pressure Control, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Treatment Practice Among Hypertensive Patients in Ethiopia.
Daniel Gebrehawaria KinfeGebretsadik BerheKibreab GideyGebre Teklemariam DemozPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2020)
In this study, a significant proportion of patients with uncontrolled BP and LVH were found. Abdominal obesity, older age and uncontrolled blood pressure were predictors of LVH. Therefore, tailored interventions targeting BP control to reduce the magnitude of LVH and other early complications of hypertension deemed to be compulsory.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- hypertensive patients
- left ventricular
- heart rate
- physical activity
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- primary care
- healthcare
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- cancer therapy
- blood glucose
- risk factors
- smoking cessation
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- combination therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- community dwelling
- body mass index
- aortic valve
- percutaneous coronary intervention