Basim A Almatouq, Abdullah A Alaryni, Abdullah Alghamdi, Qasem A Alhammad, Abdulmalk A Almadhi, Fahad Bin Abbas, Abdullah Z Alnamshan, Ahmed M Khalaf, Atheer M Alyami, Ali Aljafar, Abdullah A Alyousef, Ghaida M Alahmadi
Introduction Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors. It is associated with significant complications, such as coronary artery disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. Awareness among hypertensive patients regarding their blood pressure (BP) is low in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Aim This study aimed to evaluate the awareness of patients regarding their BP readings and to identify which aspects of HTN they needed to be informed about. Patients and methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among hypertensive patients attending outpatient clinics at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...
January 2023: Curēus