Title

A short note on hypertension management

Authors

Shyamaladevi Babu*¹, Rekha Kumari Dulala ², Vadivel Mani² & Sadhana Undru³

Affiliation

¹Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam-603103, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Biochemistry, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and  Research Foundation, Amalapuram, East Godavari district- 533201, Andhra Pradesh, India; ³Department of Mental Health Nursing, Kim's College of Nursing, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Amalapuram, East Godavari district-533201, Andhra Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Shyamaladevi Babu – E-mail: shyamdevi06@gmail.com; dr.shyamaladevi@care.edu.in 

Rekha Kumari - E-mail: rekha.dulala@gmail.com

Vadivel Mani - E-mail: velvdm.vel5@gmail.com

Sadhana Undru - E-mail: sadhanaundru@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2023; Revised March 31, 2023; Accepted March 31, 2023, Published March 31, 2023

Hypertension occupies a unique position in public health care, because it is the major cause of cardiovascular disease and the most frequent non-communicable disorder seen in primary care globally. The prevalence, treatment, and control rates of hypertension vary greatly by ethnicity. Such disparities are mostly linked to genetic variances, although lifestyle and socioeconomic level may influence health behaviours such as food - both of which appear to be substantial factors. East Asian communities have distinct ethnic traits. Hypertensive individuals are more likely to have salt sensitivity together with modest obesity. East Asians have a greater prevalence of stroke (especially hemorrhagic stroke) and no ischemic heart failure (HF) than Westerners. These problems are typical in both untreated and treated hypertensive patients. White coat hypertension affects 10%–30% of people who visit clinics for high blood pressure, whereas masked hypertension affects 10%–15% of people .With substantial hypertension populations in India and China, clinical studies in these areas are necessary to determine whether existing treatment techniques are effective. All patients with suspected or confirmed hypertension should receive regular lifestyle advice from their doctors, including recommendations for diet and exercise. Expert counsel and more frequent monitoring might be necessary.

Keywords

Hypertension; ethnicity; masked hypertension; lifestyle; stroke

Citation

Babu et al. Bioinformation 19(3): 307-309 (2023)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.