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High blood pressure is a leading modifiable cause of premature death and one of WHO's
global targets for the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Monitoring high blood …

Background Few studies have assessed the extent and distribution of the blood-pressure
burden worldwide. The aim of this study was to quantify the global burden of disease related …

Opinion. Discusses the factors that could significantly influence an individual's risk of
hypertension-related disease. Different risks of cardiovascular disease in individuals with a …

Using the umbrella title “Lancet Commission,” the Lancet has created a series of
comprehensive articles that examine the global burden of illnesses and healthcare issues …

Essential hypertension can be defined as a rise in blood pressure of unknown cause that
increases risk for cerebral, cardiac, and renal events. In industrialised countries, the risk of …

In global-health politics, cardiovascular disease is the elephant in the room—a massive
problem that few want to acknowledge and even fewer want to tackle. In today's Lancet …

Executive summary Elevated blood pressure is the strongest modifiable risk factor for
cardiovascular disease worldwide. Despite extensive knowledge about ways to prevent as …

Sir—The confusion about the definition of hypertension that Eoin O'Brien and Jan Staessen
describe in their May 8 commentary1 is reminiscent of the Pickering-Platt controversy which …