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The Saudi Hypertension Management
Society (SHMS) was established in 2001 to develop practical
guidelines for the management of HTN in Saudi Arabia. The
Society
is a collaboration of interested health care providers in Saudi
Arabia from divers fields of medical sciences. Among its members
there are internists, family physicians, podiatric and adult
nephrologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, pharmacists,
dieticians, epidemiologists, gynecologists, sleep specialists
and others.
The following guidelines were based on the best available
evidence in the literature and in accordance with the recent
national and international guidelines for management of HTN
(1999 WHO/ISH Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension,
German Guidelines for Management of Hypertension 2001, 2003
European Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension, JNC-VII
2003). Special attention was given to our local circumstances
and cultural background. Our guidelines take into consideration
a few issues we think are important for the management of a
hypertensive patient in general practice that are usually not
included in most guidelines: A special chapter is devoted to
correct measurement of BP, the pediatric Society with age-specific
recommendations, the elderly hypertensive patients and patients
with other diseases are some examples, a list of medications for
treatment of HTN available currently in the market in Saudi
Arabia is attached. As detection of the affected patients is the
most important factor in the population related effort to
control the disease and as an implementation of any guideline
remains as the most critical step, gaining the support of the
health authorities is mandatory in lieu of accomplishing our
goals. The Ministry of Health, represented by its General
Directorate for Non-Communicable Diseases, welcomed the
establishment of the Society and supported these guidelines and SHMS mission.
The Minister of Health issued an order to establish the National
Commission for Hypertension Management to work on the
translation of updated guidelines into practical actions and
protocols to optimally detect and treat HTN in Saudi Arabia.
We aim to revise the guidelines and adding new chapters on line
in our home page as needed. The home page is our main
communication medium, we do however have our guidelines printed
and on a CD available.
We urge our readers to critique our position and propose other
opinion on subjects discussed here especially those we present
as our experts opinion.
Osman Alfurayh, MD
Chairman, Saudi Hypertension management Society;
Chairman; National Commission for Management of Hypertension
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Contributors |
Shareefa Al-Abdulmonem,
MS
Clinical Dietitian I
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
abdulmuniam@kfshrc.edu.sa
Abdullah Al-Arifi, MBBS, FRCP(C)
Consultant Endocrinologist
Associate Executive Director, CME, ATA
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
arifi@kfshrc.edu.sa
Yousif Asiri, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh
yasiri07@ksu.edu.sa
Dr. Adnan Awada
Former Consultant Neurologist
King Fahad National Guard Hospital
Beirut, Lebanon
awadaadnan@yahoo.com
Habib Bassil, MD, MPH
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine &
Geriatrics
Consultant, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
basil@kfshrc.edu.sa
Saleh Bawazir, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Chairman, Clinical Pharmacy Department
College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
King Saud University, Riyadh
sbawazir@ksu.edu.sa
Walid Bsata, MD, FRCPI, FACP
Consultant Physician/Cardiologist
Chairman Department of Medicine
Bugshan Hospital, Jeddah
walidina@hotmail.com
Hassan Chamsi Pasha, FRCP, FACC, MD
Consultant Cardiologist
Head, Non-Invasive Cardiology
King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah
drhcpash@hotmail.com
Saleh Al-Dammas, MD, MRCP (UK)
Head, Section of Pulmonary Medicine
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Unit
Director, Sleep Medicine Unit
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
dammas@kfhsrc.edu.sa
Hassan Al-Eid, MD
Fellow Nephrology
Department of Medicine
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
haleid@yahoo.com
Osman Alfurayh, MD
Consultant Nephrologist - Internist
Assistant Deputy Chief Operating Officer
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
osman@kfshrc.edu.sa
Ibrahim Hamasni
Clinical Pharmacist
Pharmacy Supervisor
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
hamasni@kfshrc.edu.sa
Nasser Al-Hamdan, MD, MBBS, DCH, FFCM
Consultant Family and Community Medicine
General Director,
General Directorate of Non-Communicable Diseases
Ministry of Health
nhamdan@kfshrc.edu.sa
Abdulhameed Hassan, MD, MBBCH, Alex., AB Family Medicine
Consultant Family Physician
Head, Total Quality Management Department
Al-Amal Hospital, Jeddah
ahmahj@yahoo.com
Nuhad Ismail, MD
Consultant Nephrologist
Former Head Section Nephrology
Department of Medicine
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
nismail@kfshrc.edu.sa
Abdulhamid Kashgari, MD, Facharzt, Germany
Consultant of Internal Medicine, Diabetology &
Endocrinology
King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah
drabdulhamidkashgari@yahoo.de
Mahmoud Moawad, MD, MPH, FACP
Consultant, Internal Medicine
Head, Section of General Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
moawad@kfshrc.edu.sa
Abdullah Al Rowais, MPH
Head, Epidemiology Research Unit
Research Centre, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and
Research Centre, Riyadh
alrowais@kfshrc.edu.sa
Sulaiman Al-Shammari, FRCP-UK.
Professor of Family Medicine
Department Family and Community Medicine
College of Medicine
King Saud University, Riyadh
sulaiman@ksu.edu.sa
Saleh Al-Shorafa, MD, MBBS, DCH, CABP
Consultant Pediatrician Nephrologist
Head Section Pediatric Nephrology
Qatif Central Hospital, Eastern Region
sfrqch@yahoo.com
Saadi Taher, MBChB, FRCP (London), American
Consultant Nephrologist, Internist
Executive Director, Medical Services, Central Region
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh
tahers@ngha.med.sa
Ali Al-Zahrani, MD, FRCP, FACE, FACP
Consultant, Endocrinology
Deputy Chairman, Department of Medicine
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Riyadh
aliz@kfshrc.edu.sa
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National Commission
for Management of Hypertension (NCMH) |
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Advisory Committee |
| Prof Mansour Al-Nozha; Rector,
University of Taiba |
| Dr Yaacoub Youssef Al-Mazroua;
Assistant deputy-Minister for Preventive Medicine
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| Dr Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Sharif;
Assistant deputy-Minister for Curative Medicine |
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Dr Hassan Chamsi Pacha;
Consultant, Non Invasive Cardiology |
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Steering
Committee |
| Dr Osman
Alfurayh |
KFSH&RC |
Chairman |
| Dr Saleh Bawazir |
King Saud
University |
Vice-chairman |
| Dr Nasser Al-Hamdan |
Ministry of
Health National |
Coordinator |
| Dr Mohammad
Basulaiman |
Ministry of
Health |
Member |
| Dr Khaled
Al-Hussein |
Ministry of
Health |
Member |
| Dr Abdulhamid
Hassan |
Al-Amal
Hospital-Jeddah |
Member |
| Prof. Sulaiman
Al-Shammary |
King Saud
University |
Member |
| Dr Ali Al-Zahrani
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KFSH&RC
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Member |
| Dr Abdulhamid
Kashgari |
King Fahad
Hospital-Jeddah |
Member |
| Dr Walid Bsata
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Bugshan
Hospital-Jeddah |
Member |
| Dr Saleh Al-Shorafa
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Qatif General
Hospital |
Member |
| Dr Yousif Asiri
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King Saud
University |
Member |
| Dr Ali Al-Shehri
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King Abdulaziz
Med City-Riyadh |
Member |
| Dr Walid Khoja
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Military
Hospital-Riyadh |
Member |
| Dr Ali Al-Harbi
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Security Forces
Hospital-Riyadh |
Member |
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