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Sepanlou S, Najafi F, Poustchi H, Parsaeian M, Ahmadi A, Somi M, Moradpour F, Alizadeh-Navaei R, Gohari A, Zamani B, Esmaeilinadimi A, Rezaianzadeh A, Mansour-Ghanaei F, Bahramali E, Ansari-Moghaddam A, Hamzeh B, Zanganeh Yousefabadi E, Zare Sakhvidi MJ, Mohebbi I, Fattahi MR, Nejatizadeh A, Marioryad H, Motamed-Gorji N, Roozafzai F, Eghtesad S, Mohammadi Z, Shayanrad A, Sharafkhah M, Etemadi A, Kamangar F, Juraschek SP, Malekzadeh R. Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension based on ACC/AHA versus JNC7 guidelines in the PERSIAN cohort study. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4057. [PMID: 35260709 PMCID: PMC8904851 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07896-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
In this cross-sectional population-based study, we used the baseline data of the Prospective Epidemiologic Research Studies in IrAN cohort study collected in Iran from 2014 to 2020. The main outcomes were the prevalence of hypertension and proportion of awareness, treatment, and control based on the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline compared to the seventh report of the Joint National Committee (JNC7). Of the total of 163,770 participants, aged 35-70 years, 55.2% were female. The sex-age standardized prevalence of hypertension was 22.3% (95% CI 20.6, 24.1) based on the JNC7 guideline and 36.5% (31.1, 41.8) based on the ACC/AHA guideline. A total of 24,312 participants [14.1% (10.1, 18.1)] were newly diagnosed based on the ACC/AHA guideline. Compared to adults diagnosed with hypertension based on the JNC7 guideline, the newly diagnosed participants were mainly young literate males who had low levels of risk factors and were free from conventional comorbidities of hypertension. About 30.7% (25.9, 35.4) of them (4.3% of the entire population) were eligible for pharmacologic intervention based on the ACC/AHA guideline. Implementation of the new guideline may impose additional burden on health systems. However, early detection and management of elevated blood pressure may reduce the ultimate burden of hypertension in Iran.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sadaf Sepanlou
- Digestive Disease Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Modeling in Health Research Center, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Colorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Occupational Health Research Centre, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Digestive Oncology Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar Ave., Tehran, 14117-13135, Iran.
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Fanelli E, Ravetto Enri L, Pappaccogli M, Fasano C, Di Monaco S, Pignata I, Baratta F, Eula E, Masera G, Mana M, Rabbia F, Brusa P, Veglio F. Knowledge on arterial hypertension in general population: Results from a community pharmacy screening program. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2021; 31:1081-1086. [PMID: 33618921 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS Hypertension is a risk factor for renal, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is responsible for a large proportion of overall morbidity and mortality every year. Hypertension-mediated organ damage is largely not reversible. For these reasons, prevention has primary importance: sensibilization of population on hypertension-related consequences is essential for therapeutic adherence and reduction of unhealthy lifestyle behaviour. This study aimed to evaluate awareness about hypertension among community pharmacies customers. METHODS AND RESULTS A questionnaire about hypertension was collected by 2731 customers from 94 community pharmacies in North West Italy, during a hypertension screening program. Hypertension awareness was unsatisfactory in a large proportion of the sample, with only 15% of subjects having an overall good level of knowledge. Furthermore, lower awareness was associated to higher blood pressure values (132/79 ± 19/11 mmHg vs 128/78 ± 18/10 mmHg, p < 0.001) and subjects resulted hypertensive or uncontrolled despite antihypertensive therapy, presented worse questionnaire scores (4.7 ± 1.9 vs 4.9 ± 2.0, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Knowledge about hypertension is largely unsatisfactory among population. Community pharmacies may play as a setting for health education and hypertension screening.
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- Elvira Fanelli
- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Division, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Tocci G, Presta V, Citoni B, Figliuzzi I, Bianchi F, Ferrucci A, Volpe M. Blood Pressure Target Achievement Under Monotheraphy: A Real-Life Appraisal. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020; 27:587-596. [PMID: 33165768 PMCID: PMC7661417 DOI: 10.1007/s40292-020-00420-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite hypertension guidelines suggest that the most effective treatment strategy to improve blood pressure (BP) target achievement is to implement the use of combination treatment, monotherapy is still widely used in the clinical practice of hypertension. AIM To investigate BP control under monotherapy in the setting of real-life. METHODS We extracted data from a medical database of adult outpatients who were referred to the Hypertension Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome (IT), including anthropometric data, CV risk factors and comorbidities, presence or absence of antihypertensive therapy and concomitant medications. Among treated hypertensive patients, we identified only those under single antihypertensive agent (monotherapy). Office BP treatment targets were defined according to 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines as: (a) < 130/80 mmHg in individuals aged 18-65 years; (b) < 140/80 mmHg in those aged > 65 years. RESULTS From an overall sample of 7797 records we selected 1578 (20.2%) hypertensive outpatients (47.3% female, age 59.5 ± 13.6 years, BMI 26.6 ± 4.4 kg/m2) treated with monotherapies, among whom 30.5% received ACE inhibitors, 37.7% ARBs, 15.8% beta-blockers, 10.6% CCBs, 3.0% diuretics, and 2.0% alpha-blockers. 36.6% of these patients reached the conventional clinic BP goal of < 140/90 mmHg, whilst the 2018 European guidelines BP treatment targets were fulfilled only in 14.0%. In particular, 10.2% patients aged 18-65 years and 20.4% of those aged > 65 years achieved the recommended BP goals. All these proportions results significantly lower than those achieved with dual (18.2%) or triple (22.2%) combination therapy, though higher than those obtained with life-style changes (10.8%). Proportions of patients on monotherapies with normal home and 24-h BP levels were 22.0% and 30.2%, respectively, though only 5.2% and 7.3% of these patients achieved sustained BP control, respectively. Ageing and dyslipidaemia showed significant and independent positive predictive value for the achievement of the recommended BP treatment targets, whereas European SCORE resulted a negative and independent predictor in outpatients treated with monotherapies. CONCLUSIONS Our data showed a persistent use of monotherapy in the clinical practice, though with unsatisfactory BP control, especially in light of the BP treatment targets suggested by the last hypertension guidelines.
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- Giuliano Tocci
- Hypertension Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. .,IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
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- Hypertension Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Hypertension Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Hypertension Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Hypertension Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Hypertension Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.,IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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Pappaccogli M, Ravetto Enri L, Perlo E, Di Monaco S, Pignata I, Baratta F, Rabbia F, Mana M, Veglio F, Brusa P. Assessment of a non-physician screening program for hypertension and cardiovascular risk in community pharmacies. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2019; 29:1316-1322. [PMID: 31383504 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The strategic role of prevention in hypertension setting is well known but, with the only exception of annually events promoted by international scientific societies, no other screening campaigns are available. Aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a non-physician pharmacy-based screening program and to describe the cardiovascular risk and the BP status of participating subjects. METHODS AND RESULTS 2731 costumers participated to the screening program, answering to a questionnaire about personal cardiovascular risk and measuring their BP with an Omron HEM 1040-E. Since no threshold for hypertension diagnosis is currently available for community pharmacies BP measurements, we assessed high BP prevalence according to 3 different cut-offs (≥140/90, ≥135/85 and ≥ 130/80 mmHg) and compared normotensives and hypertensives on major cardiovascular risk factors. According to the proposed cut-offs, prevalence of hypertension was respectively of 31%, 45% and 59.5%, and it increased among younger subjects (31-65 y) when the lowest cut-offs were applied. High BP was found in a large percentage of subjects self-declared on-/not on-treatment (uncontrolled hypertensives) or normotensives (presumptive hypertensives) and among those not aware of their own BP values (presumptive hypertensives). Prevalence of CV risk factors was higher in hypertensives than in normotensives. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrated that a community pharmacy-based screening is feasible and attracts the interests of many subjects, improving awareness on their BP status. The screening was also showed to be useful in order to detect potentially uncontrolled and/or suspected new hypertensives, especially among young adults, to refer to general practitioners for confirmatory diagnosis or further evaluation.
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- Marco Pappaccogli
- Division of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy
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