Journal international de recherche cardiovasculaire

The Impact of Height on Clinical Management of Hypertension in Primary Care

Hatouf H Sukkarieh*, Rami T Bustami, Nadia El Amin1 and Hadeel Al-khaneen

Study demonstrated that hypertension was significantly more controlled with increased height. Also, beta-blockers appeared to be effective for controlling BP in hypertensive patients. High blood pressure is one of the major well-being issues in most developed and developing countries. It is considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular and kidney diseases globally. Worldwide, about one billion individuals were found to have high blood pressure and 13% of all fatalities were carefully related to hypertension.