Ubiquity of Hypertension- Systematic Review

Abstract

The prevalence, knowledge, diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension in an adult population-representative group were alldiscussed in this review. Due to its high prevalence and link to anincreased risk of developing a number of diseases, hypertension is asignificant health concern around the globe illness of the heart.Recent dramatic decreases in the mortality rates from coronary heartdisease and stroke in industrialized nations are largely attributable toimprovements in the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Therates of high blood pressure management in many of these nationshave, however, actually slowed over the past few years. Globally, 1.2billion individuals are anticipated to have hypertension by the year2010. About 125 million people in the Eastern Mediterranean regionsuffer from hypertension, which has a frequency of 26% on average.More concerning is the rise in the frequency of heart failure, stroke,and other cardiovascular complications of high blood pressure,including end-stage renal disease.