Regional impact of updated guidelines on prevalence and distribution of blood pressure categories for hypertension in India: Results from the National Family Health Survey 4

Introduction: In 2017, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association revised guidelines for diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults. The regional impact of the updated guidelines on the prevalence of hypertension in India is unknown. Methods: Data from nationally represent...

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Main Authors: Kartik Gupta, MD, Vardhmaan Jain, MD, Armaan Qamar, MD, MPH, Aayush K. Singal, MD, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, MD, DM, Rajeev Gupta, MD, PhD, Navkaranbir S. Bajaj, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483221001279