NEWER APPROACHES IN HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT; A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Introduction: High blood pressure is implicated in heart disease and stroke. Approximately a third of people with high blood pressure are now undiagnosed, and half of those who are diagnosed are not taking antihypertensive medication. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that hypertension causes at least nine million deaths globally each year, either directly or indirectly. To evaluate how emergingReview Rationale: technologies might help improve the identication and treatment of hypertension in various populations, including the elderly, pregnant women, and people with atrial brillation. There is a growing trend of empowering individuals to help with hypertension screeningRecent Discoveries: and diagnosis, and multiple studies have shown that telemonitoring, especially when combined with co-intervention, can improve hypertension treatment. Smartphones and Bluetooth-enabled telemonitoring, for example, are emerging as major players in hypertension therapy,Summary: with particular potential in pregnant women and developing nations. An essential requirement is that these new technologies be thoroughly studied and clinically veried before being available to the general public.