Improved blood pressure control to reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality: the standardized hypertension treatment and prevention project

P Patel, P Ordunez, D DiPette… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertension is the leading remediable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affecting more
than 1 billion people worldwide, and is responsible for more than 10 million preventable …

Scaling up effective treatment of hypertension—a pathfinder for universal health coverage

TR Frieden, CV Varghese, SP Kishore… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
High blood pressure is the world's leading cause of death, but despite treatment for
hypertension being safe, effective, and low cost, most people with hypertension worldwide …

A framework for discussion on how to improve prevention, management, and control of hypertension in Canada

N Campbell, ER Young, D Drouin, B Legowski… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Increased blood pressure is a leading risk for premature death and disability. The causes of
increased blood pressure are intuitive and well known. However, the fundamental basis and …

Standardized treatment to improve hypertension control in primary health care: The HEARTS in the Americas Initiative

DJ DiPette, K Goughnour, E Zuniga… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. Despite
the availability of effective antihypertensive medications, the control of hypertension at a …

Achieving blood pressure goals globally: five core actions for health-care professionals. A worldwide call to action

G Bakris, M Hill, G Mancia, K Steyn, HR Black… - Journal of human …, 2008 - nature.com
The prevalence of hypertension continues to rise across the world, and most patients who
receive medical intervention are not adequately treated to goal. A Working Group including …

[PDF][PDF] Comprehensive Management of Hypertension: Strategies, Guidelines, and Emerging Therapies

I Karunarathna, K Kusumarathna… - Uva Clinical Lab …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, poses a significant public
health challenge globally. This article explores the multifaceted approach to hypertension …

Global epidemiology, health burden and effective interventions for elevated blood pressure and hypertension

B Zhou, P Perel, GA Mensah, M Ezzati - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease,
stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and dementia. Mean blood …

Innovative approaches to hypertension control in low-and middle-income countries

R Vedanthan, A Bernabe-Ortiz… - Cardiology …, 2017 - cardiology.theclinics.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the world, resulting in 17.3
million deaths annually, with 80% of these deaths occurring in low-and middle-income …

An effective approach to high blood pressure control: a science advisory from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Centers …

AS Go, MA Bauman, SM Coleman King… - …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Go et al Effective Approach to High Blood Pressure Control 879 ambitious national goals at
a population level. In this article, we describe the value of hypertension treatment algorithms …

A community-based comprehensive intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in hypertension (HOPE 4): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

JD Schwalm, T McCready, P Lopez-Jaramillo, K Yusoff… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease globally. Despite
proven benefits, hypertension control is poor. We hypothesised that a comprehensive …