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A high level of awareness but a poor control of hypertension among elderly Greeks. The Nemea primary care study

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Recent clinical trials in many industrialised countries have demonstrated a significant de- cline in cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality by treating hypertension in older patients.1,2,3 Even though these trials show that treating hypertension is beneficial in reducing hypertension-associated morbidity and mortality, nearly 50% of all hypertensive patients are untreated or had a poor level of hypertension control at a threshold pressure of <140/90 mm Hg.

This situation is particularly unknown in Greece. There are only few data about the prevalence of hypertension in older patients and information about the levels of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension is limited.4,5 The aims of this study are to determine the prevalence of hypertension and the levels of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Greeks aged 65 years and older.

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  1. Nemea Medical Center, Nemea, Greece

    E A Skliros, I Papaioannou, A Sotiropoulos, G Giannakaki & M Milingou

  2. Clinic Social and Family Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

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Skliros, E., Papaioannou, I., Sotiropoulos, A. et al. A high level of awareness but a poor control of hypertension among elderly Greeks. The Nemea primary care study. J Hum Hypertens 16, 285–287 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001380

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