Electronic ISSN 2287-0237
The Hypertension Registry at the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center was established in June 2012. It aimed to raise awareness of the availability of appropriate hypertension health services, to optimize the quality of care, and to systematically build a database of clinical outcomes. The purpose of this article is to highlight the main data collected from patients with hypertension who took part in the Hypertension Registry Programme. These findings will help improve services and will lead to better clinical outcomes in the future.
A retrospective review was conducted of all the participants in the Hypertension Registry from June 2012 to December 2012. Descriptive data is presented as absolute numbers and percentages.
A total of 647 patients with hypertension were registered, half of all registrants were overweight, 51.9% had dyslipidemia and 34.8% had diabetes. The most frequent investigations done to assess cardiovascular risk were electrocardiograms (EKG) 34.4%; chest x-rays 27.9%; Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) 19.5%; and urine microalbumin (MAU) 18.1%. In 3.9% of cases no antihypertensive medication was required and 53.5% of patients were prescribed a single item of medication. Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARB) were the most frequently prescribed antihypertensive medication. Up to 90% of cases were well controlled and achieved a systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 140 mmHg. and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) < 90 mmHg.
The Hypertension Registry at the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center provides multiple advantages in collecting relevant information to further optimize the quality of hypertensive services offered and to improve the quality of life of patients with hypertension.
hypertension registry, hight blood pressure, Bangkok Hospital, Thailand
10.31524/bkkmedj.2013.02.001
