Belinda Bennett

Jul 11, 2024 | mja.com.au | Aletta E Schutte |Belinda Bennett |Clara Chow |Geoffrey C. Cloud

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52373 Published online: 12 July 2024 Raised blood pressure or hypertension is by far the leading risk factor for preventable deaths in Australia, contributing to over 25 000 deaths annually (Supporting Information, figure 1 and figure 2),1,2,3 mainly due to stroke, heart disease, kidney disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and dementia.3,4 The reduction of blood pressure to less than 140/90 mmHg is only achieved in 32% of people with hypertension in...

Jul 11, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Aletta E Schutte |Belinda Bennett |Clara Chow |Geoffrey C. Cloud

Raised blood pressure or hypertension is by far the leading risk factor for preventable deaths in Australia, contributing to over 25 000 deaths annually (, figure 1 and figure 2),1-3 mainly due to stroke, heart disease, kidney disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and dementia.3, 4 The reduction of blood pressure to less than 140/90 mmHg is only achieved in 32% of people with hypertension in Australia, and control rates have stagnated for a decade (, figure 3).5, 6 As our control rates...