Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control rates of hypertension in patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation in China: Findings from the CCC-AF project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The status of hypertension in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unknown in China.

Methods

This study used data from patients hospitalized with AF recruited by the Improving Care for Cardiovascular Disease in China-AF (CCC-AF) project from 236 hospitals enrolled by geographic-economic level in China from 2015 to 2019. The prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control rates of hypertension in patients hospitalized with AF were estimated. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the factors associated with uncontrolled hypertension.

Results

Among 60,390 patients hospitalized with AF, the prevalence of hypertension according to the 2018 Chinese hypertension guidelines was 66.1%. The awareness, treatment, and control rates of hypertensi

SUBMITTER: Sun Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9376459 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature