Hypertension In Saudi Arabia

Subjects in the age group of 30 70 years of selected households during a 5 year period between 1995 and 2000 in saudi.

Hypertension in saudi arabia. The prevalence of hypertension in saudi arabia. 1 hypertension management ksa 2 life style modifications 3 cardiovascular risk factors 1 tilte isbn. Hypertension in asir region south western saudi arabia. Southeast asian j trop med public health.

According to 2010 estimates hypertension was classified as the leading risk factor for death in saudi arabia. 161020170004948 ministry of culture information license no. Synopsis saudi arabia saudi hypertension management society riyadh ksa 2018 isbn. Saudi medical journal 28 1.

Public health awareness of si. The saudi hypertension management society shms was established in 2001 to develop practice projects and country specific guidelines for the management of hypertension in saudi arabia. Hypertension in saudi arabia. In saudi arabia levels of hypertension have been reported to range from 26 1 among the 30 70 years age group in 1995 2000 to 25 5 among the 15 64 years old age group in 2005 7 8.

We recommend aggressive management of hypertension as well as screening of adults for hypertension early to prevent its damaging consequences if left untreated. Assessing life style and attitudes bushra elbashir mbbs dcb phd consultant life style medicine general directorate of nutrition ministry of health kingdom of saudi arabia ksa msab al dkheel mbbs department of medicine college of medicine dar al uloom university riyadh ksa. All saudi residents in the eastern province of saudi arabia aged 30 years and above were invited to participate in a screening campaign for the early detection of diabetes mellitus dm and hypertension at more than 300 examination posts data collection centers set up in all primary health care centers governmental and most private. The society is a collaboration of interested health care providers in saudi arabia from diverse fields of medical sciences who are active in all parts of the.

An epidemiologic study. A recent statistic obtained by al watan newspaper also showed that 15 per cent of saudi arabia s population suffer from hypertension a risk factor that contributes significantly to. The saudiph registry is aimed at characterising the pulmonary hypertension population under clinical management in the king faisal specialist hospital riyadh saudi arabia which is a tertiary care government academic hospital where patients are accepted from all over the kingdom following electronic referral through a centralised referral.