Chile’s public healthcare sector hypertension control rates before and during the pandemic and HEARTS implementation

Chile’s public healthcare sector hypertension control rates before and during the pandemic and HEARTS implementation

Hypertension (arterial blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, with the greatest burden of attributable deaths in Chile, having a national prevalence of 27.6%. In 2018, the implementation of HEARTS begun in primary health care centers of the Public Health System,...

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Main Authors: Francisca Barake, Mélanie Paccot, Marcela Rivera, Carolina Neira, Viviana Reyes, María Cristina Escobar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2022-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
cardiovascular diseases
hypertension
covid-19
clinical protocols
critical pathways
public health
chile
Online Access:https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56268

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