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 …

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 …

Global disparities of hypertension prevalence and control: a systematic analysis of population-based studies from 90 countries

KT Mills, JD Bundy, TN Kelly, JE Reed, PM Kearney… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide.
We examined global disparities of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and …

Worldwide prevalence of hypertension: A pooled meta-analysis of 1670 studies in 71 countries with 29.5 million participants

H Salem, DM Hasan, A Eameash… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Background Hypertension is a worldwide burden; however it is the most modifiable factor in
cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension is one of the leading causes for mortality, as it may …

Hypertension in low-and middle-income countries

AE Schutte, N Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
In recent decades low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been witnessing a
significant shift toward raised blood pressure; yet in LMICs, only 1 in 3 are aware of their …

Worldwide prevalence of hypertension: a systematic review

PM Kearney, M Whelton, K Reynolds… - Journal of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Worldwide prevalence of hypertension: a systematic review : Journal of Hypertension Worldwide
prevalence of hypertension: a systematic review : Journal of Hypertension Log in or Register …

The global epidemiology of hypertension

KT Mills, A Stefanescu, J He - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death
worldwide. Owing to the widespread use of antihypertensive medications, global mean …

Hypertension—a public health challenge of global proportions

NDL Fisher, G Curfman - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
This issue of JAMA, from illustrated cover to in-depth content, is dedicated to hypertension, a
worldwide problem of enormous consequence. High blood pressure affects more than 1 …

Hypertension in developing countries

KB Tibazarwa, AA Damasceno - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2014 - Elsevier
The past 2 decades have seen a considerable global increase in cardiovascular disease,
with hypertension remaining by far the most common. More than one-third of adults in Africa …

[HTML][HTML] Saving 100 million lives by improving global treatment of hypertension and reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors

TR Frieden, MG Jaffe - The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Each year, cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills more than 18 million people worldwide, a
third of all global deaths, with this proportion expected to increase further. 1 High blood …