Barbora Berka, Michala Lustigová, Jana Urbanová, Pavlína Krollová, Ondřej Hloch, Alexandra Romanová, Juraj Michalec, Arian Taniwall, Kristýna Žejglicová, Jana Malinovská, Michael Jenšovský, Veronika Vejtasová, Juan P González-Rivas, Geraldo A Maranhao Neto, Iuliia Pavlovska, Jan Brož
BACKGROUND: Despite accessible diagnostics and treatment of hypertension, a high proportion of patients worldwide remain unaware of their diagnosis, and even more remain untreated. Several studies suggest that absence of comorbidities is a predictive factor for unawareness and consequently non-treatment of hypertension. There are only a few studies that have assessed the hypertension prevalence and management among apparently healthy individuals. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess and compare hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control among apparently healthy individuals, patients with internal diseases, and patients with non-internal diseases...
2024: PloS One