Hypertension Unit

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Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular risk factor worldwide. This condition affects more than one billion people globally and is responsible for approximately 10 million deaths each year.

Uncontrolled hypertension leads to cardiovascular and renal complications that are often fatal, disabling, and costly. It is responsible for about 9.4 million deaths annually, including 45% due to cardiac complications and 51% due to stroke.

In Lebanon, the prevalence of hypertension is estimated at 45.1%, while only 13.6% of patients achieve adequate blood pressure control. Therefore, the management of hypertension represents a major national public health priority.

Mission hta

The Hypertension Unit at Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital in Beirut aims to prevent, diagnose, and treat hypertension by providing personalized, high-quality care.

Vision

As the first specialized hypertension unit in Lebanon, our objective is to establish standards of excellence and innovation in the field of hypertension by combining medical expertise, advanced technologies, and a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach.

Objectives

Provide comprehensive, personalized, and multidisciplinary care for patients with hypertension.
Ensure early detection of hypertension, its causes, and its complications.
Provide therapeutic education to all patients.
Perform etiological assessments to rule out secondary hypertension, particularly in relation to the following conditions: primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas, Cushing syndrome, fibromuscular dysplasia, and atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis.
Ensure specialized management of severe, complicated, or rare forms of hypertension.
Offer individualized treatment strategies tailored to each patient.
Provide continuous follow-up in order to improve patients’ quality of life.
Prevent cardiovascular and renal complications related to hypertension.
Promote research in the fields of hypertension and rare adrenal gland diseases.
Foster international collaboration with institutions and researchers specializing in hypertension to share data, publish scientific work, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.

Medical Services Provided

The unit provides comprehensive care for all forms of hypertension, including specialized consultations and diagnostic tests, day hospitalization (“One-Day Care”), conventional hospitalization, follow-up of hypertensive patients, as well as therapeutic education and prevention programs.

All aspects of care are coordinated to ensure an efficient care pathway tailored to the specific needs of each patient.