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Reuter, Hannes and Jordan, Jens (2019). Status of hypertension in Europe. Curr. Opin. Cardiol., 34 (4). S. 342 - 350. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. ISSN 1531-7080

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Abstract

Purpose of review Arterial hypertension is the leading preventable cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Effective European programs aiming to improve awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension are lacking. Recent findings Europe is heading the statistics for hypertension prevalence and cardiovascular disease. On the one hand this predominance reflects the increasing life expectancy in European population, whereas on the other hand, it can be attributed to the sedentary lifestyle and the nutritional habits of wealthy societies. Despite its economic power, Europe also ranges among the regions with the lowest rates of hypertension awareness and control worldwide. Summary The present study discusses the influence of medical inertia, insufficient patient education, contradictory recommendations from the European and independent national societies, the need for hypertension programs, as well as differences in health policies in Europe as potential factors that may contribute to this discrepancy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Reuter, Hannes UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jordan, Jens UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-135918
DOI:	10.1097/HCO.0000000000000642
Journal or Publication Title:	Curr. Opin. Cardiol.
Volume:	34
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 342 - 350
Date:	2019
Publisher:	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Place of Publication:	PHILADELPHIA
ISSN:	1531-7080
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language AMBULATORY BLOOD-PRESSURE; RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; IMPROVEMENT Multiple languages Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13591