National project of blood pressure control: Do's and don't's

Challenges for "National Blood Pressure Control Program": letters to the editor

According to medical studies, cardiovascular diseases are the most common and most important risk factor for mortality and disability in Iran. Hence, the National Blood Pressure Control Program was implemented throughout the country from May 17, 2018 (coinciding with the World Blood Pressure Control Day) to July 6th. One of the important issues in blood pressure screening is the correct diagnos...

Relationship between skin color and blood pressure in egyptian adults: results from the national hypertension project.

In many, but not all societies, dark skin color is associated with high blood pressure. Whether the association between skin color and blood pressure is independent of known determinants of blood pressure remains controversial. We examined the association between skin color and blood pressure in 835 Egyptian adults (370 men and 465 women) participating in the National Hypertension Project, a na...

The Effect of Relaxation on Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure Changes of Women with Gestational Diabetes: a Randomized Control Trial

Objective: Gestational diabetes influences mother’s health and is accompanied by severe complications. Relaxation is a complementary method for managing this disease. Hence, the current study aimed to evaluate the effect of relaxation on blood sugar and blood pressure changes of women with gestational diabetes. Materials and Methods: In present randomized control trial, 58 patients with gestat...

PREVALENCE, PATIENT AWARENESS AND CONTROL RATES OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ADULT POPULATION OF TEHRAN: A REPORT FROM THE TEHRAN BLOOD PRESSURE S TUDY, 1990-19911

The "Tehran Blood Pressure Study" (TBPS) is an observational cross-sectional study performed on men and women aged 15 years or more during the years 1990-1991. The study has been designed and performed by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences' Cardiovascular Research Center, with the primary objective of determining the prevalence and distribution of high blood pressure in Tehrani adult...

Compliance and blood pressure control.

Compliance with medical therapy in general is often low, and compliance with blood pressure treatment is no better. Numerous studies have shown that patients frequently drop out of treatment for hypertension. Furthermore, even when patients stay in treatment, they often take their medications in a way quite dissimilar from that prescribed. Identifying noncompliant patients is important but not ...

Gender and blood pressure control.