Epidemiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Arterial Hypertension at the General Medicine Department of Nzerekore Regional Hospital

Introduction: High blood pressure is a public health problem in Guinea as well as everywhere in Africa. The objective of our study was to assess the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of High blood pressure in the general medicine department of the Nzerekore regional hospital. Methodology:This was a prospective study of a descriptive type, lasting 06 months, from July 1 to December 31, 2014. Results: We recorded 156 cases of High blood pressure among a total of 570 patients, for a hospital frequency of 27%. The 56 - 65 age group was the most affected, at 29.4%, with a predominance of men (sex ratio: 1.5). Alcoholism was the most common cardiovascular risk factor with a frequency of 51.2%, smoking and physical inactivity were found in 35.8% and 30.7% respectively; psychosocial stress was found in 24.3% of patients. The clinic was dominated by headache (100%) and dizziness (57.6%). All our patients were subjected to a healthy diet. Fixed dual therapy was the most widely used treatment regimen, i.e. 91 patients (58.3%) and included a diuretic in 37.1% of cases, a calcium channel blocker in 25% of cases and an ACE inhibitor in 24.3%. Conclusion: This study revealed a high frequency of hypertension in the general medicine department of the regional hospital of N’zerekore.