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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE AND RISK STRATIFICATION OF THE HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF A 200 PATIENT DATABASE

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.8, No. 3)

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Page : 945-947

Keywords : Cardiovascular Risk - HTA;

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Abstract

Hypertension is a major cause of death worldwide; it is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors. Our study aim to determine the incidence of main factors of cardiovascular risk at our patients, according to a cross-sectional study, made in the cardiology department at the military hospital Avicenne of Marrakesh, over a period of one year: from January 2017to December 2017. The study concerned a sample of 200 hypertensive patients. The mean age of the population is 58,86 ?9,93 years, women are affected more than the men with a sex ratio of 0,71, 42 % of the patients had DM2, 19,5 % were smokers, and 34 % suffer from hypercholesterol level, 49 % are obese with the middleweight of 82 ?12,9 kg, the average waist measurement is 88,85 ? 12,65 cm, the systolic average blood pressure is 150,86?20,1 mmHg, the diastolique blood pressure average is 84,9?11,95 mmHg, 24 % of the EKG were abnormal: 18,8 % showed LAH, 13,5 % secondary repolarization abnormalities , 10,4 % LVH. In conclusion, 60 % of the participants were considered very high risk, 37,5% had medium risk, and 2,5% lowrisk.

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