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End Organ Damage in Hypertensive Geriatric Age Group: A Cross Sectional Study
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Author Affiliations
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Dental College and Hospital, University of Dhaka
Published InJournal of Medical Research and Innovation
Year2017
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Abstract
Objective: Hypertension is one of the common risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases/disorders A developing country like India faces the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases; of the which, hypertension is the most important treatable cause of mortality and morbidity with loss of functional capacity and decline in the quality of life. Aim: To study the prevalence of end organ damage in the hypertensive geriatric age group. Method: The present study was a cross sectional study, conducted in 150 elderly patients admitted in MGM Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India with the diagnosis of stage I or II hypertension from 2011 to 2013. Results: Data analysis of the present study showed that 68% of elderly population aged between 60 to…
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