Profile of Patients admitted with Hypertension at a Tertiary Level Hospital of Eastern Nepal
Journal Title: Advancements in Cardiovascular Research - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Hypertension is a global public health issue that affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide in both developed and developing countries. It is also considered as an ‘Iceberg’ disease’ because unknown morbidity far exceeds the known morbidity. High blood pressure (BP) is ranked as the third most important risk factor for at attributable burden of disease in South Asia. With an aim to determine the profile of the hypertensive patients a retrospective cross-sectional study design was used to analyze the medical record of 1311 patients admitted with the primary diagnosis of hypertension at BPKIHS January 2005 to May 2016. The study revealed that majority (82.4%) of the patients was above 40 years of age with the mean age of 57.14 ±17.5. More than half (53.5%) of the patients were male. Almost half (49.4%) of the patients were from Sun sari district. More than 90% of the patients were admitted in medical ward. Majority (90.7%) of the patients were improved at the time of dischargeHypertension is a global public health issue that affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide in both developed and developing countries [1]. It has also been described as the ‘silent killer’ because initially the disease presents with no apparent symptoms, and hence an individual can have hypertension without realizing it [2]. Hypertension is also considered as an ‘Iceberg’ disease’ because unknown morbidity far exceeds the known morbidity [3]. Hypertension is a widely recognized as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease such as stroke and myocardial infarction, as well as for chronic kidney diseases and congestive heart failure among men and women. Hypertension accounts for approximately 50% of coronary heart disease and 67% for the cerebrovascular disease burden worldwide [4]. Globally, the overall prevalence of raised blood pressure in adults aged 18 years and over was around 22% in 2014 [5]. The global prevalence of hypertension is currently increasing and is projected to affect in excess of 500 million by 2025. The prevalence of hypertension increases with age in all populations
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Ram Shran Mehta, Erina Shrestha
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