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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, M.E.
dc.contributor.authorEl Awad, I.B.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T11:06:28Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T11:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2001EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/0704_5/EMHJ_2001_7_4-5_689_696.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/119076
dc.description689-696EN
dc.description.abstractBlood pressure [‎BP]‎ control and target organ complications [‎TOC]‎ among 203 hypertensive patients attending a hospital clinic in Abha, Saudi Arabia were studied. Optimal BP control was defined as BP < 140/90 and was achieved in 99 [‎48.8%]‎ patients. Diuretics and calcium channel blockers were associated with the best rates of BP control while adverse drug reactions were associated with the poorest rates. TOC were classified according to World Health Organization criteria; 62% of patients had no TOC. Retinopathy, renal impairment and left ventricular hypertrophy were the most common stage II complications. Cerebrovascular accidents and ischaemic heart disease were the most common stage III complicationsEN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectAntihypertensive AgentsEN
dc.subjectCalcium Channel BlockersEN
dc.subjectCross-Sectional StudiesEN
dc.subjectDisease ProgressionEN
dc.subjectDiureticsEN
dc.subjectDrug Therapy, CombinationEN
dc.subjectHypertrophy, Left VentricularEN
dc.subjectKidney DiseasesEN
dc.subjectMyocardial IschemiaEN
dc.subjectRetinal DiseasesEN
dc.subject.meshHypertensionEN
dc.titleBlood pressure control and target organ complications among hypertensive patients in southern Saudi ArabiaEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 7 (‎4-5)‎, 689-696, 2001


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