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

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posted on 2024-06-06, 12:29 authored by R Vedanthan, A Bernabe-Ortiz, OI Herasme, R Joshi, P Lopez-Jaramillo, AG Thrift, J Webster, R Webster, K Yeates, J Gyamfi, M Ieremia, C Johnson, JH Kamano, M Lazo-Porras, F Limbani, P Liu, T McCready, JJ Miranda, S Mohan, O Ogedegbe, B Oldenburg, B Ovbiagele, M Owolabi, D Peiris, V Ponce-Lucero, D Praveen, A Pillay, JD Schwalm, SW Tobe, K Trieu, K Yusoff, V Fuster
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 Diseases sponsored research projects focus on controlling hypertension, including community engagement, salt reduction, salt substitution, task redistribution, mHealth, and fixed-dose combination therapies. This paper reviews the rationale for each approach and summarizes the experience of some of the research teams. The studies demonstrate innovative and practical methods for improving hypertension control.

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Journal

Cardiology Clinics

Volume

35

Pagination

99-115

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

0733-8651

eISSN

1558-2264

Language

eng

Issue

1

Publisher

Elsevier

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