Blood pressure measurement at screening and in general practice.

Barlow, D.H.; Beevers, D. G.; Hawthorne, Victor M.; Watt, Helen D.; Young, Guy

doi:10.1136/hrt.39.1.7

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“…62 In Renfrew, Scotland, comparisons were made between population screening of blood pressures and general practice records prior to the screen in 3001 men and women aged 45-64 years in 1972. 63 Of these, only 1045 (37.9%) had a blood pressure record, of which almost half (48%) were carried out for presenting symptoms (e.g. dizziness, nosebleeds or depression).…”

Section: Primary Care Screeningmentioning

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Detection, adherence and control of hypertension for the prevention of stroke: a systematic review.

Ebrahim

1998

Health Technology Assessment

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T he overall aim of the NHS R&D Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme is to ensure that high-quality research information on the costs, effectiveness and broader impact of health technologies is produced in the most efficient way for those who use, manage and work in the NHS. Research is undertaken in those areas where the evidence will lead to the greatest benefits to patients, either through improved patient outcomes or the most efficient use of NHS resources.The Standing Group on Health Technology advises on national priorities for health technology assessment. Six advisory panels assist the Standing Group in identifying and prioritising projects. These priorities are then considered by the HTA Commissioning Board supported by the National Coordinating Centre for HTA (NCCHTA).This report is one of a series covering acute care, diagnostics and imaging, methodology, pharmaceuticals, population screening, and primary and community care. It was identified as a priority by the Population Screening Panel and funded as project number 93/05/02.The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Standing Group, the Commissioning Board, the Panel members or the Department of Health. The editors wish to emphasise that funding and publication of this research by the NHS should not be taken as implicit support for the recommendations for policy contained herein. In particular, policy options in the area of screening will, in England, be considered by the National Screening Committee. This Committee, chaired by the Chief Medical Officer, will take into account the views expressed here, further available evidence and other relevant considerations.Reviews in Health Technology Assessment are termed 'systematic' when the account of the search, appraisal and synthesis methods (to minimise biases and random errors) would, in theory, permit the replication of the review by others.

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Section: Primary Care Screeningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Detection, adherence and control of hypertension for the prevention of stroke: a systematic review.

Ebrahim

1998

Health Technology Assessment

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“…Despite this, many epidemiological studies have illustrated inadequacies of detection and management of hypertension (Barlow et al, 1977;Coope, 1984).…”

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Detection of hypertension in accident and emergency departments.

Slater¹,

DaCruz²,

Jarrett³

1987

Emergency Medicine Journal

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SUMMARYRoutine blood pressure measurements are performed on all non-ambulatory patients attending the Accident and Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, England. However, the patient's general practitioner is not always informed of the reading, even if it is found to be raised. One of the chief reasons for this omission is the fact that single, elevated blood pressure readings taken in an accident and emergency department are considered to be of doubtful significance.Sixty patients with a single, elevated blood pressure measurement were studied. Fifteen of these patients were found to continue to have an elevated blood pressure measurement when reviewed in a quiet, relaxed environment. Fourteen of these 15 patients are currently being treated for hypertension after independent assessment by their family practitioners.It was concluded that single, elevated blood pressure readings are useful indicators of hypertension in non-ambulatory patients attending accident and emergency departments. It is, therefore, important to inform general practitioners of incidentally raised blood pressure readings.

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“…The lack of minor symptoms associated with hypertension make it unlikely that patients will present themselves to their general practitioners for antihypertensive treatment 6 .…”

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confidence: 99%

A general practice trial of antihypertensive therapy comparing a combination of nicardipine and chlorthalidone with atenolol and chlorthalidone

Douglas‐Jones¹,

Coxhead

1986

Int J Clinical Practice

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Forty patients suffering from mild to moderate hypertension were entered into a single-blind, randomised, parallel comparison antihypertensive trial. After a two-week placebo run-in period, patients were treated with a combination of either nicardipine and chlorthalidone or of atenolol and chlorthalidone.Blood pressure reductions on treatment for both groups were statistically significant (p < 0.01). After six weeks of nicardipine and chlorthalidone therapy, the mean baseline blood pressure (mmHg) measurement of 173/ 108 had reduced to 146/91. For the atenolol and chlorthalidone group, the baseline blood pressure (mmHg) of 188/110 had reduced to 151/90.Adverse effect reporting was high in both treatment groups, with significantly more complaints in the nicardipine and chlorthalidone group.

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Blood pressure measurement at screening and in general practice.

Cited by 17 publications

References 30 publications

Detection, adherence and control of hypertension for the prevention of stroke: a systematic review.

Detection, adherence and control of hypertension for the prevention of stroke: a systematic review.

Detection of hypertension in accident and emergency departments.

A general practice trial of antihypertensive therapy comparing a combination of nicardipine and chlorthalidone with atenolol and chlorthalidone

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