Background Hypertension is a major health problem in Ghana, being a leading cause of
admissions and deaths in the country. In the context of a changing food and health policy …

Background Hypertension has become an important public health concern in the developing
world owing to rising prevalence and its adverse impact on ailing health systems. Despite …

Background By the lengthening of life span, the incidence of chronic diseases such as
hypertension and uncontrolled hypertension has increased. This study aims to determine …

Introduction: antiretroviral therapy (ART) has improved survival of People Living with HIV
(PLWH); however, this has resulted in an increasingly high prevalence of non …

Abstract Background One in four Kenyans aged 18–69 years have raised blood pressure.
Despite this high prevalence of hypertension and known association between …

Metabolomic studies have demonstrated the existence of biological signatures in blood of
patients with arterial hypertension, but no study has hitherto reported the sexual dimorphism …

Introduction. Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and an
emerging public health concern in sub‐Saharan Africa. Few studies have examined …

Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for stroke and cardiovascular diseases
(CVD) globally. Understanding risk factors for hypertension among individuals with matching …

Background Clinical trial data indicate that more intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering
below standard cut-off targets is associated with lower risks of strokes in the elderly. There is …

Objectives Blood pressure (BP) values≥ 120/70 mmHg considerably increase the risk of
pulmonary hypertension and renal dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease (CSD) patients and …