May Measurement Month 2017 blood pressure screening: findings from Malaysia—South-East Asia and Australasia

• Main Authors: Chia, Yook-Chin, Ching, Siew Mooi, Chew, Bee Nah, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Mohd Yusof, Siti Suhaila, Tay, Chai Lee, Kang, Pei San, Lee, Kar Mun Verna, Kong, Sie Zin, Teoh, See Wie, Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Poulter, Neil R., Beaney, Thomas, Xia, Xin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/71976/7/71976%20May%20Measurement%20Month%202017%20blood%20pressure.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71976/13/71976_May%20Measurement%20Month%202017%20blood%20pressure%20screening_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71976/19/71976_May%20Measurement%20Month%202017%20blood%20pressure_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71976/; https://academic.oup.com/eurheartjsupp/article-pdf/21/Supplement_D/D77/28502455/suz061.pdf

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. However there are still many individuals, particularly in many countries in Asia, who have poor BP control. In Malaysia, less than two-fifths have achieved BP control. We participated in BP scree...