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dc.contributor.authorDoble, A
dc.contributor.authorBescos, R
dc.contributor.authorWitton, R
dc.contributor.authorShivji, S
dc.contributor.authorBrookes, Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-01T13:09:49Z
dc.date.available2024-02-01T13:09:49Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.identifier.issn0007-0610
dc.identifier.issn1476-5373
dc.identifier.urihttps://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/21990
dc.description.abstract

Hypertension is a risk factor for major cardiovascular events and it is usually detected and managed by general medical practitioners (GPs) in primary care. However, it is estimated that 4.8 million adults are living with untreated high blood pressure (BP) in the UK. Health authorities are encouraging more collaborative work across health professions to find and refer individuals with undiagnosed hypertension. In this case, in 2022, a 65-year-old man with a previous history of hypertension, taking antihypertensive medication, attended a BP clinic at the University of Plymouth, Peninsula Dental School as part of a hypertension case finding pilot. His systolic and diastolic BP were 150 and 85 mmHg, respectively, and as per the trial protocol, a referral letter was sent to his GP for suspected further assessment and investigation. Then, an onward referral was made to secondary care and the participant was subsequently hospitalised for 13 days for treatment of heart failure and suspected acute coronary syndrome. This case report highlights that BP readings taken in a primary care dental setting can be very useful and recommends better integration of dental services into primary care to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events.

dc.format.extent866-868
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectAntihypertensive Agents
dc.subjectBlood Pressure
dc.subjectDelivery of Health Care, Integrated
dc.subjectDentists
dc.titleUncontrolled hypertension at the dentist: a case report of integrated healthcare
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38066140
plymouth.issue11
plymouth.volume235
plymouth.publisher-urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-6546-6
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalBritish Dental Journal
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41415-023-6546-6
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Health|School of Health Professions
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups|Institute of Health and Community
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Users by role
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Users by role|Academics
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Users by role|Post-Graduate Research Students
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|REF 2021 Researchers by UoA|UoA03 Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Health|Peninsula Dental School
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups|Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR)
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|REF 2028 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|REF 2028 Researchers by UoA|UoA03 Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-08-22
dc.date.updated2024-02-01T13:09:49Z
dc.rights.embargodate2024-6-7
dc.identifier.eissn1476-5373
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1038/s41415-023-6546-6


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