Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2019; 113(5): 976-978
Self-Monitoring with or Without Telemonitoring: Is a New Time for Diagnosis and Management Hypertension?
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Prevalence of Masked and White-Coat Hypertension in Pre-Hypertensive and Stage 1 Hypertensive patients with the use of TeleMRPA".
According to the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure (BP) in adults, 46% of US adults have hypertension (HTN). In Brazil, because the levels of systolic and diastolic BP that define HTN differ from ACC/AHA Guideline, the percentage is about 25%, according to VIGITEL.
HTN is an important public health issue and the major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. Heart disease and stroke are among the most prevalent and costly health problems worldwide, and controlling BP is the best effective intervention in life-saving, preventing deleterious comorbidities, but only about half of those with HTN have it under control even in developing countries.,,
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