Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Diagnosis and Management of Arterial Hypertension in Current Medical Practice in Algeria.

Objective: There are limited data on the management of hypertension (HT) in Algeria. The aim of this study was to assess, in current medical practice, the use and benefits of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) for the diagnosis and management of HT.

Methods: A prospective, observational, multicenter study was performed in 2017.

[Perception of doctors in different specialties of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in Algeria in 2016: the SUPFER DZ survey].

Introduction: diagnostic methods and management of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in clinical practice in Algeria is poorly known.

Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional survey among doctors in different specialties treating patients with iron deficiency anemia in 2016.

Results: data analysis was based on 349 questionnaires which were validated (anesthesia/resuscitation: 39; obstetrics and gynaecology: 111; oncology/Hematology: 71; hepato-gastroenterology: 64; cardiology: 36; internal medicine: 28).