Re-Classifying Hypertension in the Venezuelan EVESCAM Database Using 2017 AHA/ACC Criteria: High Prevalence, Poor Control, and Urgent Call for Action

• Main Authors: Juan González-Rivas (Author), Jeffrey Mechanick (Author), Maritza Duran (Author), Eunice Ugel (Author), María Marulanda (Author), Ramfis Nieto-Martínez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In 2017 the American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) changed the criteria to define hypertension (HTN). Objective: To re-analyze Venezuelan data to update HTN prevalence rates and estimate the number of adults with uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) using AHA/A...