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Epidemiology and Control of Hypertension in North Karelia, Finland

Observations from a five-year community control programme

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Epidemiology of Arterial Blood Pressure

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 8))

Abstract

Arterial hypertension is a common problem in industrialized societies, and a major cause of disability and death in the adult populations. Although elevated blood pressure itself is not an incapacitating condition, a high proportion of severe cardiovascular disease (CVD) is due to hypertension. For these reasons, it has been called the epidemic of the modern world; it is a challenge to medical care and public health [1–6]. During the last 25 years, several potent and relatively harmless drugs for hypertension treatment have been introduced. Studies on long-term blood pressure reduction have made it clear that antihypertensive drug treatment is effective in preventing complications, morbidity, disability and premature death [7–12].

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  1. Department of Cardiology, St.-Rafaël University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium

    H. Kesteloot

  2. Department of Epidemiology, St.-Rafaël University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium

    J. V. Joossens

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Tuomilehto, J., Nissinen, A., Puska, P., Elo, J., Kottke, T.E. (1980). Epidemiology and Control of Hypertension in North Karelia, Finland. In: Kesteloot, H., Joossens, J.V. (eds) Epidemiology of Arterial Blood Pressure. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8893-4_19

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