Arterial hypertension and its control in therapeutic districts of various polyclinics of the Lithuanian S.S.R
Baubinene, A.V.; Evil'tis, E.A.
Kardiologiia 26(3): 72-76
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9040 PMID: 3712940 Document Number: 283115
Within the framework of integrated chronic noncommunicable disease prevention program, a study of the prevalence and control of hypertension was carried out in five randomly selected therapeutic districts of the Lithuanian SSR using the rapid diagnosis method of the Institute of Preventive Cardiology at the National Cardiology Center. In all, 2271 persons aged 15 years and more, were examined simultaneously in all therapeutic districts within five days by specially trained teams of investigators. Our findings showed high prevalence of hypertension among the population of the therapeutic districts (21.6%) and failure to attain its effective control. The comparison of the data obtained by this method with those of screening tests provided a convincing proof of the feasibility of rapid identification of risk factors as whole, and those relating to hypertension in particular, in large populations, thus making it useful for following the effectiveness of intervention trials.