A team led by Dr. Mairwan H. Saka, Lecturer of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the College of Medicine, carried out a community based screening program for hypertension in Erbil city from April to June 2018.
Around 1480 adults were screened for hypertension and other risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as obesity. Around 430 new cases of hypertension were identified and were referred for further management at the health institutions. On the other hand, 375 already known cases of hypertension were identified and the control status of the blood pressure and compliance with the treatment was assessed for them.
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