2021 World Health Organization guideline on pharmacological treatment of hypertension: Policy implications for the region of the Americas

2021 World Health Organization guideline on pharmacological treatment of hypertension: Policy implications for the region of the Americas

Summary: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the Americas and raised blood pressure accounts for over 50% of CVD. In the Americas over a quarter of adult women and four in ten adult men have hypertension and the diagnosis, treatment and control are suboptimal. In 2021, the...

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Main Authors: Norm R.C. Campbell, Melanie Paccot Burnens, Paul K. Whelton, Sonia Y. Angell, Marc G. Jaffe, Jennifer Cohn, Alfredo Espinosa Brito, Vilma Irazola, Jeffrey W. Brettler, Edward J. Roccella, Javier Isaac Maldonado Figueredo, Andres Rosende, Pedro Ordunez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Subjects:
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Health policy
Clinical guideline
Health services
Public health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X22000369

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