Impact of the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines on the prevalence of hypertension among Indian adults: Results from a cross-sectional survey.

Background: The impact of the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for diagnosis and management of hypertension on the prevalence of hypertension in India is unknown.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Cardiac Prevent 2015 survey to estimate the change in the prevalence of hypertension. The JNC8 guidelines defined hypertension as a systolic blood pressure of ≥140 ​mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of ≥90 ​mmHg.

Prevalence of hypertension among Indian adults: Results from the great India blood pressure survey.

Objective: Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. There is limited data on hypertension prevalence in India. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hypertension among Indian adults.

Nocturnal hypoxaemia in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome: a cohort study.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to find the prevalence of sleep-related disturbances in patients of Eisenmenger syndrome.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: Tertiary care referral centre in North India.