Myths in the Management of Hypertension in Iraq Diyala Society

Abstract

Hypertension (HT) is a common medical disorder. About 20 – 30% of adults in the more developed countries have HT. Blood pressure tends to increase with age in most societies and HT is slightly more common in men than in women [1] Definite HT has been taken to be a blood pressure, on two or more clinic reading on two or more occasions of ≥ 140 ∕ 90 mm Hg. [2 ] . Most guidelines for the treatment of HT, Confirm that appropriate, monitored long term treatment of HT lowers the incidence of hypertensive complications whether chronic end organ damage or acute hypertensive emergencies [ 3 , 4 ].