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ArticleCardiology journal2024

The importance of blood pressure measurements at the emergency department in detection of arterial hypertension.

Jacek Szypenbejl, Michał Hoffmann, Kamil Chwojnicki, Katarzyna Czyż-Szypenbejl, Adrianna Kowalke, Zuzanna Węgłowska, Mariusz Siemiński

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Article in Cardiology journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jacek SzypenbejlDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. jacek.szypenbejl@gmail.com.
Michał HoffmannDepartment of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Kamil ChwojnickiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Katarzyna Czyż-SzypenbejlDivision of Anesthesiology Nursing and Intensive Care, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Adrianna KowalkeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Zuzanna WęgłowskaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Mariusz SiemińskiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Gdańsk Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundArterial hypertension (AH) is the most important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in Poland and around the world. Unfortunately, despite its potentially catastrophic consequences, more than 30% of hypertensive patients in Poland remain undiagnosed. Therefore, emergency department (ED) triage may play a role in screening of a significant proportion of the population. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension in patients reporting to the ED by verifying ad hoc measurements with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).

methodsThe study included 78,274 patients admitted to the ED of the University Clinical Center in Gdansk from 01.01.2019 to 31.12.2020, with elevated blood pressure values (systolic blood pressure [SBP] > 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] > 90 mmHg) during triage according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

resultsOut of 34,597 patients with SBP > 140 mmHg and/or DBP > 90 mmHg, 27,896 patients (80.6% of patients) had previously been diagnosed with AH. Finally, a group of 6701 patients with elevated values of arterial blood pressure in triage, who had not yet been diagnosed with AH, was identified. This accounted for 8.6% of patients admitted to the ED. Ultimately, 58 patients (26 women and 36 men) agreed to undergo ABPM. Based on the analysis, AH 32 patients were diagnosed with AH (55.2%).

conclusionsThe ED plays an essential role in diagnosing hypertension among people reporting to the ED for various reasons. There is a high probability of a diagnosis of AH in a group of patients who have elevated blood pressure values during triage and have not yet been diagnosed with hypertension.

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Blood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryEmergency Service, HospitalHypertensionAdultAgedBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolandPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk Factorsambulatory blood pressure monitoringarterial hypertensionemergency departmenttriage

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PMID37067335
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