A Survey of initial symptom of hypertension in hypertensive patients referred to special clinics of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2014

Abstract

Background: Hypertension with serious cardiovascular, cerebral, renal complications is an important factor of mortality in the world. Recognizing its symptoms together with its associated signs can be effective in preventing complications of hypertension. For this reason, researchers began the study aiming at surveying initial symptoms of hypertension.Methods: This study was descriptive-analytical and the participants included all patients referring to the special clinics of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences during the study.