title: Hypertension.
abstract: An estimated 20 per cent of people in the UK have elevated blood pressure that warrants some form of treatment or monitoring. Hypertension can have serious consequences for patients and may result in death from coronary heart disease and stroke. Early intervention, patient education and lifestyle modification are essential for effective management of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool. welchellen@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019985:Benchmarking; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D012982:Sodium, Dietary