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

  • Rajesh Vedanthan
  • , Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
  • , Omarys I. Herasme
  • , Rohina Joshi
  • , Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo
  • , Amanda G. Thrift
  • , Jacqui Webster
  • , Ruth Webster
  • , Karen Yeates
  • , Joyce Gyamfi
  • , Merina Ieremia
  • , Claire Johnson
  • , Jemima H. Kamano
  • , Maria Lazo-Porras
  • , Felix Limbani
  • , Peter Liu
  • , Tara McCready
  • , J. Jaime Miranda
  • , Sailesh Mohan
  • , Olugbenga Ogedegbe
  • Brian Oldenburg, Bruce Ovbiagele, Mayowa Owolabi, David Peiris, Vilarmina Ponce-Lucero, Devarsetty Praveen, Arti Pillay, Jon David Schwalm, Sheldon W. Tobe, Kathy Trieu, Khalid Yusoff, Valentin Fuster
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • University of Sydney
  • Research Institute FOSCAL
  • Monash University
  • Queen's University School of Medicine
  • New York University Grossman School of Medicine
  • Samoan Ministry of Health
  • Moi University
  • University of the Witwatersrand
  • University of Ottawa
  • Population Health Research Institute, Ontario
  • Public Health Foundation of India
  • University of Melbourne
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • University of Ibadan
  • The George Institute for Global Health
  • Fiji National University
  • University of Toronto
  • Universiti Teknologi MARA

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Resumen

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.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)99-115
Número de páginas17
PublicaciónCardiology Clinics
Volumen35
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 1 feb. 2017
Publicado de forma externa

ODS de las Naciones Unidas

Este resultado contribuye a los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

  1. ODS 3: Salud y bienestar
    ODS 3: Salud y bienestar
  2. ODS 16: Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
    ODS 16: Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas

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