Outcome of threatment of hypertensive patients at Thamai Hospital Chanthaburi

Abstract

Objective : To study the result of threatment of hypertensive patients at Thamai hospital that 55 achive the target of blood pressure of Thai hypertension association guidelines.

Material and Methods : The descriptive study Six hundred and thirty three hypertensive patients without diabetic mellitus or kidney disease who attended at Hypertensive outpatients care of Thamai Hospital between October to December 2007 were reviewed

Result : Only 47.0 percent had controlled hypertension according to updated Thai hypertension association guidelines that set the treatment goal for individuals with hypertension without other compelling conditions (ie.,diabetes mellitus,chronic kidney disease) is blood pressure < 140/90 mmHg. More than half of patiens (77.13 percent) who were achieved blood pressure control require 2 or more antihypertensive agents from different drug classes. In this study, Thiazide type diuretics are the most common antihypertensive agents were using and Calcium channel blockers are the second most common.

Conclusion : The control rate of hypertensive patients treated at hyprtension clinic Thamai hospital was 47.0 percent