Innovative Approaches to Hypertension Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Innovative Approaches to Hypertension Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Elevated blood pressure, a major risk factor for ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and stroke, is the leading global risk for mortality. Treatment and control rates are very low in low- and middle-income countries. There is an urgent need to address this problem. The Global Alliance for Chronic...

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Main Authors: Bernabe-Ortiz, A. (Author), Fuster, V. (Author), Gyamfi, J. (Author), Herasme, O.I (Author), Ieremia, M. (Author), Johnson, C. (Author), Joshi, R. (Author), Kamano, J.H (Author), Lazo-Porras, M. (Author), Limbani, F. (Author), Liu, P. (Author), Lopez-Jaramillo, P. (Author), McCready, T. (Author), Miranda, J.J (Author), Mohan, S. (Author), Ogedegbe, O. (Author), Oldenburg, B. (Author), Ovbiagele, B. (Author), Owolabi, M. (Author), Peiris, D. (Author), Pillay, A. (Author), Ponce-Lucero, V. (Author), Praveen, D. (Author), Schwalm, J.-D (Author), Thrift, A.G (Author), Tobe, S.W (Author), Trieu, K. (Author), Vedanthan, R. (Author), Webster, J. (Author), Webster, R. (Author), Yeates, K. (Author), Yusoff, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: W.B. Saunders 2017
Subjects:
acetylsalicylic acid
antihypertensive agent
Antihypertensive Agents
blood pressure
Blood Pressure
cardiovascular risk
Community engagement
Developing Countries
developing country
drug combination
elevated blood pressure
experimental therapy
fixed dose combination
health auxiliary
health care distribution
human
Humans
hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor
hypertension
Hypertension
incidence
Incidence
Low- and middle-income countries
low income country
meta analysis (topic)
mHealth
middle income country
mobile health
mobile phone
pathophysiology
Polypill
priority journal
procedures
randomized controlled trial (topic)
Review
risk factor
Risk Factors
Salt reduction
Salt substitution
sodium restriction
substitution therapy
Task redistribution
telemedicine
Telemedicine
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