Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has long been the leading cause of death in the Americas
and globally, with high blood pressure accounting for more than half of CVD. The Region of …

Purpose of Review HEARTS in the Americas is the regional adaptation of Global Hearts, the
World Health Organization initiative for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and …

Global Hearts is the flagship initiative of the World Health Organization to reduce the burden
of cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. HEARTS in …

HEARTS in the Americas, the regional adaptation of the WHO Global HEARTS Initiative, is
being implemented in 24 countries and over 2000 primary healthcare facilities across the …

ABSTRACT HEARTS in the Americas is the Pan American Health Organization flagship
program to accelerate the reduction of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden by …

Scaling up effective treatment for hypertension and optimization of CVD risk management is
a pragmatic way to accelerate the reduction of CVD mortality while strengthening primary …

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. Despite
the availability of effective antihypertensive medications, the control of hypertension at a …

The World Health Organization′ s HEARTS Technical Package aims to improve the
primary care management of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk disease factors at …

ABSTRACT Objective. In 2021, Mexico launched the HEARTS program to improve the
prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in 20 primary care …

Generally, hypertension control programs are cost-effective, including in low-and middle-
income countries, but country governments and civil society are not likely to support …