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SUBMITTER: Perl S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6479427 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perl Sabine S Zweiker David D Niederl Ella E Kolesnik Ewald E Zweiker Gudrun G Kraler Elisabeth E Stoff Ingrid I Haberfeld Heinz H Dichtl Wolfgang W Koppelstätter Christian C Lhotta Karl K Ederer Herbert H Putz-Bankutti Csilla C Beaney Thomas T Xia Xin X Poulter Neil R NR Weber Thomas T
European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology 20190424 Suppl D
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programs worldwide. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in May 2017. Blood pressure measurement, the definition of hypertension (HTN), and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM protocol. In tota ...[more]