2-2profile of Resistant Hypertension in the University Christian of Indonesia General Hospital in 2019

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Indonesia. Resistant hypertension is a case of hypertension whose blood pressure remains high, after a change in lifestyle and obtaining management of 3 anti-hypertensive drugs with optimal doses with a different mechanism of action. The exact prevalence of HR is not known with certainty. The lack of data on the prevalence of resistant hypertension is the aim of this study to complete the data on the prevalence of resistant hypertension in UKI General Hospital. This research is descriptive. Data is taken from UKI General Hospital medical records from January to December 2019 with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of the 1,030 in patients with hypertension, 139 patients are suffering from resistant hypertension. With the number of men and women not very different, the average age is 58 years, and most cases are in the age group> 65 years. Chronic kidney failure (CKD) is the most common comorbid disease, followed by DM and heart failure. Patients with more resistant hypertension have very high initial blood pressure, and most use a combination of 3 drugs to control their blood pressure.

OSA and Resistant Hypertension: A Literature Review

“…From the study, the prevalence of resistant hypertension patients was 139 patients (13,49%). There was no big difference between male and female in resistant hypertension patients and the most ages was >65 years [16].…”