First evaluation using a validated scale of the risk of congestive heart failure among hypertensive patients treated by general practitioners (O-PREDICT survey).

Background: Routine management of hypertensive adults is based on assessment of risk factors for coronary artery disease; risk factors for heart failure (HF) remain poorly investigated despite the key role of hypertension in HF development.

Aim: To assess the components of HF risk in hypertensive adults in primary care, compare physicians' estimations of HF and global cardiovascular risks with established calculation algorithms, and assess the concordance of these algorithms.

Methods: O-PREDICT was a transverse, observational, multicentre French survey conducted in 2006 among general practitioners who included the first hypertensive, non-HF patient seen in each of three age classes (<60, 60-70, >70 years).

[Two thirds of patients with gastroesophageal reflux have nocturnal symptoms: survey by 562 general practitioners of 36,663 patients].

Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects about 10% of the French population, who have symptoms at least weekly. Nocturnal symptoms are associated with more severe disease. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of nocturnal reflux symptoms among patients seeing general practitioners and to assess their consequences on sleep quality.