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Shorooq Alherz

King Abdulaziz medical city of National guard hospital

Title: Causative Factors and Risk Assessment

Biography

Biography: Shorooq Alherz

Abstract

Hypertension, an epidemic affecting around one billion people worldwide, is the commonest risk factor for the increase in mortality rate. Because it is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, renal disease, and peripheral vascular disease, it constitutes a great public health concern. Primary or essential hypertension (EH) is the form that predominates in 90% of hypertension patients. The cause of elevated blood pressure in EH remains unknown. Evidence suggests that its causes are multiple and diverse, and considerable insight into those causes can be achieved by understanding the physiology of blood pressure control. If the elevation in blood pressure can be attributed to a definable cause, the hypertension is termed secondary hypertension. Although it is far less common than EH, conditions that cause secondary hypertension are important because many are amenable to permanent cure. Moreover, because elevated blood pressure is usually asymptomatic until an acute cardiovascular event strikes, assessment of risk factors and screening for hypertension is a critical for prevention. The presentation aims to arm the health worker with competencies in risk factor assessment and screening procedures. Early identification, modification of risk factors, and understanding the causative agents are important aspects in the prevention of the disease.