The global hypertension prevalence is
estimated to increase from 40% to 50% in the year 2025, with a significant
upsurge in future morbidity and mortality due to heart disease and strokes. In
the Kingdom of Bahrain, hypertension control has been achieved in only 1 out of
6 treated patients, which suggests that there is a major shortcoming either in
clinician inertia or failure to take appropriate action to drive blood
pressures ("BPs") down to guideline recommended levels.
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| Primary Care Practice |
We suggest
that clinicians and the Ministry of Health ought to select one of the current
guidelines and follow its recommendations. The Joint National Committee for
Hypertension Detection and Management updated the JNC 8 guideline (2013), which
if followed correctly, will achieve enhanced patient management and improve
outcome indicators . The JNC 8 panel has a different, focused and more
simplified treatment approach than other expert panels, with a single BP
recommendation (140/90 mm Hg) for both the pharmacologic treatment threshold
and treatment goal for patients between the ages of 18 to 60 years old
with/without diabetes ("DM") or chronic kidney disease
("CKD"). Read More>>>>>>>>>
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