The global economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for 204 countries and territories in 2020–50: a health-augmented macroeconomic modelling …

S Chen, M Kuhn, K Prettner, F Yu, T Yang… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of
death worldwide and imposes a substantial economic burden. Gaining a thorough …

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China, 2004-18: findings from six rounds of a national survey

M Zhang, Y Shi, B Zhou, Z Huang, Z Zhao, C Li… - Bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the recent trends in prevalence and management of hypertension in
China, nationally and by population subgroups. Design Six rounds of a national survey …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding Gaps in the Hypertension and Diabetes Care Cascade: Systematic Scoping Review

J Wang, F Tan, Z Wang, Y Yu, J Yang… - JMIR Public Health …, 2024 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background Hypertension and diabetes are global health challenges requiring effective
management to mitigate their considerable burden. The successful management of …

Global interventions in hypertension: new and emerging concepts

KC Ferdinand, TK Reddy, TN Vo - Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
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Cardiology Global interventions in hypertension: new and emerging concepts : Current Opinion …

Variation in the Proportion of Adults in Need of Blood Pressure–Lowering Medications by Hypertension Care Guideline in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Cross …

N Sudharsanan, M Theilmann, TK Kirschbaum… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Current hypertension guidelines vary substantially in their definition of who
should be offered blood pressure–lowering medications. Understanding the effect of …

Acceptability and feasibility of home-based hypertension and physical activity screening by community health workers in an under-resourced community in South …

M Stoutenberg, SH Crouch, LK McNulty… - Journal of Public …, 2024 - Springer
Background Low–middle-income countries (LMICs) face increasing burdens from non-
communicable disease (NCDs) requiring primary care task shifting to community health …

The effect of population-based blood pressure screening on long-term cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality in Germany: A regression discontinuity analysis

S Pedron, M Hanselmann, J Burns, A Rich… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Hypertension represents one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality globally. Early detection and treatment of this condition is vital to …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond GDP: Using healthy lifetime income to trace well-being over time with estimates for 193 countries

J Zhang, K Prettner, S Chen, DE Bloom - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
We measure well-being across 193 countries from 1990 to 2019 using a new indicator:
healthy lifetime income (HLI). Apart from the income component as captured by standard per …

[HTML][HTML] Pitfalls of single measurement screening for diabetes and hypertension in community-based settings

S Olivier, T Murray, P Matthews, N Mhlongo… - Global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cross-sectional screening programs are used to detect and refer individuals
with non-communicable diseases to healthcare services. We evaluated the positive …

Participant experiences using novel home-based blood collection device for viral load testing in HIV cure trials with analytical treatment interruptions

K Dubé, H Agarwal, WB Carter, L Dee… - HIV research & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: HIV cure-directed clinical trials using analytical treatment interruptions (ATIs)
require participants to adhere to frequent monitoring visits for viral load tests. Novel viral …