Survey on arterial hypertension management: a report from the ESC Council for Cardiology Practice and the ESC Council on Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To explore the management of hypertensive patients by general cardiologists a few months after the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)-European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Guidelines publication.

Methods and results

A survey based on a 26-point questionnaire was sent to ∼69 000 worldwide ESC members, a few months after the ESC-ESH Guidelines publication. A total of 1458 responses were collected via a web-based form. Among them, 68% were men, 48% were below 45 years old, and 60% were from Europe. Current guidelines have been read, at least partially, by 92.8%. Measurement of blood pressure (BP) is mostly done using the auscultatory method (58.8%) while unattended BP is rarely performed. Different bladder cuffs are not available for different arm circumferences for 27%

SUBMITTER: Mancusi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9241483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature