Prevalence of Hypertension and Frequency of Controlled Patients in a Hospital Sample

Abstract

Hypertension remains a major public health challenge worldwide because it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Effective blood pressure management has been shown to reduce the incidence of stroke, heart attack and heart failure.

The current prevalence of HTA in our country is 36.3%.

In the Renata 2 study, four out of ten HTA patients are unaware of their condition.

This observation is not unrelated to what is happening globally.

In the Pure study, only 13% of hypertensive patients were controlled. 30% had optimal blood pressure and the other 30% were in prehypertension

Of the 40% of patients with hypertension, 40% received treatment, but only 13% had their disease controlled.

This research work, carried out in the Cardiology Service of the National Hospital of Clinics in the city of Córdoba, aims to evaluate the prevalence of HTA and frequency of controlled patients who attend outpatient clinics. of Cardiology between the month of April 2021-February 2022.

The data will be obtained from a random sample through the use of medical records between the month of April 2021-February 2022. One year of Pandemic.

The hypothesis is to verify the insufficient control of arterial hypertension beyond what was found in the results of the aforementioned studies, in our population of the City of Córdoba, and in a totally different year, a year of Pandemic. Where access to health is limited by COVID 19.