Hypertension in Mexican adults: prevalence, diagnosis and type of treatment. Ensanut MC 2016
Salud Pública de México, 2018 Objective. To describe the prevalence, awareness and proportion of adults with an adequate control of hypertension. Materials and methods. Blood pressure was measured at 8 352 adults who participated in the Ensanut MC 2016.
Ismael Campos-Nonato +4 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background Hypertension remains the major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) worldwide with a prevalence and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) among the highest.
Evariste Ntaganda +17 more
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION) REVEALING PARAGANGLIOMA
Journal of Hypertension, 2019 Objective:Paraganglioma is a catecholamine-producing neuroendocrine tumor. Management of paraganglioma including its diagnosis is difficult, because it has no characteristic symptoms and many diseases can manifest as headache and high blood pressure.Herein, we report a 2 cases of paraganglioma of ...
I. Ben Hassine +7 more
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Using Decomposition Analysis to Identify Modifiable Racial Disparities in the Distribution of Blood Pressure in the United States. [PDF]
, 2015 To lower the prevalence of hypertension and racial disparities in hypertension, public health agencies have attempted to reduce modifiable risk factors for high blood pressure, such as excess sodium intake or high body mass index.
Basu, Sanjay +2 more
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Living Well to Keep Your Pressure Down
EDIS, 2017 High blood pressure, or hypertension, can cause serious health problems. It makes your heart work harder and can damage your blood vessels even if you feel okay. Everyone should have their blood pressure checked regularly.
Linda B. Bobroff
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Remission during pregnancy of severe Chronic Hypertension due to 11-ß Hydroxylase Deficiency [PDF]
, 2004 When hypertension is a result of an underlying identifiable abnormality, the latter's early discovery can lead to a timely cure of the hypertension and the prevention of its complications.
Attard, Gerhardt, Cachia, Mario J.
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Factors Associated with Hypertension among Elderly in Padang Bulan, Medan, North Sumatera [PDF]
, 2018 Background: High blood pressure is a global public health problem. High blood pressure is called the “silent killer” because it often kills without warning signs or symptoms, and many people do not realize they have it.
Lubis, N. L. (Namora ) +2 more
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Personalized medicine—a modern approach for the diagnosis and management of hypertension [PDF]
, 2017 The main goal of treating hypertension is to reduce blood pressure to physiological levels and thereby prevent risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension-associated target organ damage.
Borghi, Claudio +5 more
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High Blood Pressure in Adolescents of Curitiba: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2016 Background: Arterial hypertension is a major public health problem and has increased considerably in young individuals in past years. Thus, identifying factors associated with this condition is important to guide intervention strategies in this ...
Rodrigo Bozza +5 more
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A cross-sectional study of vascular risk factors in a rural South African population : data from the Southern African Stroke Prevention Initiative (SASPI) [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Rural sub-Saharan Africa is at an early stage of economic and health transition. It is predicted that the 21st century will see a serious added economic burden from non-communicable disease including vascular disease in low-income countries
A Lee +48 more
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