| The management of hypertension for primary stroke prevention: a proposed approach. | |
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PMID: 21371277 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The prevalence of hypertension in society is high and increasing. Untreated hypertension results in stroke, dementia, and damage to major organs. This article reviews the risks that hypertension causes and the issues now generally accepted as playing a role in the low level of hypertension control. These include lack of public awareness of the significance of elevated blood pressure, lack of impetus to measure blood pressure, lack of sites to perform the measurements, occasional therapeutic inertia on the part of the medical community, and poor compliance with treatment on the part of affected individuals. Innovative measures that may result in improved management of this risk factor are discussed. These include ubiquitous blood pressure measurement sites, expanding therapeutic potential by involving allied health professionals, and offering rewards for treatment and for compliance. The article also emphasises that the ideal blood pressure target for the primary prevention of stroke remains unclear. |
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Mukul Sharma; Antoine M Hakim |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-01-14 |
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Title: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society Volume: 6 ISSN: 1747-4949 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Stroke Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-03-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101274068 Medline TA: Int J Stroke Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 144-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2011 The Authors. International Journal of Stroke © 2011 World Stroke Organization. |
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Regional Stroke Program, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada Canadian Stroke Network, Ottawa, ON, Canada Division of Neurology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada Neuroscience Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada The Heart & Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. |
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