National Plan for High Blood Pressure Control in Tehran Heart Center in2019

Hypertension is one of the major causes for morbidity and mortality in Iran and the world. This study is a brief report of the blood pressure measurements during the National Hypertension Campaign in Iran in 2019 at Tehran Heart Center.

In this cross-sectional study, performed during the national Blood pressure screening campaign between 5 June and 5 July 2019, data of all the participants who referred to the blood pressure station at Tehran Heart Center were gathered and analyzed. Finally, the frequencies of various types of hypertension based on the current hypertension guideline of the American Heart Association were reported.

In this study, the blood pressure of 3031 individuals wasmeasured. 54.7% of participans was womenandthe mean (SD) agewas 52.3(13.8)years. The frequency of hypertension of any type, considering the normal upper limit of 130/80 mmHg was 42.7%. Overall, 47 (1.5%) patients had a blood pressure above 170 mmHg who were referred to the emergency department for treatment.

The studyshowedthe high prevalence of hypertension in our society and therefore we suggest developing preventive and screening programmes to reduce the burden of hypertension.