title: Early diagnosis saves lives: focus on patients with hypertension.
abstract: It is estimated that one out of three adults has hypertension and that more than 50% of them are unaware of this condition. Blood pressure screening can facilitate early diagnosis and reduce the risk of further complications associated with hypertension. However, disagreement between credible guidelines on major topics like diagnosis of hypertension and the threshold blood pressure values for treatment initiations caused confusion and inaction among physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara University School of Medicine , Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulec
keywords: early diagnosis; guidelines; hypertension; screening