The trend of global prevalence for hypertension has been dramatically increasing for the
past two decades in Southeast Asian countries. A systematic review aiming to assess the …

Systolic hypertension, the predominant form of hypertension in patients aged over 50–60
years, is a growing health issue as the Asian population ages. Elevated systolic blood …

Objective To monitor hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in China
two to three years after major reform of the health system. Methods Data from a national …

Background and Purpose—Stroke has been the leading cause of death in China. The aim of
this study is to assess the long-term trends of stroke mortality in China between 1994 and …

Background There are no time trends in prevalence, unawareness, treatment, and control of
hypertension in Switzerland. The objective of this study was to analyze these trends and to …

Background Hypertension is a significant global public health problem and recognized as
an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study was designed to assess the …

Hypertension is the first and the most common risk factor to diseases such as
cardiovascular, stroke, and renal diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the …

The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with prevalence, awareness,
treatment and control of hypertension in southern China. A cross-sectional, population …

Objective As the most important risk factors of cardiovascular disease, pre-hypertension and
hypertension are important public health challenges. Few studies have focused on the …

Objectives: The study was conducted to investigate the prevalence, awareness, treatment,
control, and risk factors of hypertension in Chongqing Province in Southwest China …