Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants
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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyy016
Abstract: Abstract Background Change in the prevalence of raised blood pressure could be due to both shifts in the entire distribution of blood pressure (representing the combined effects of public health interventions and secular trends) and… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence raised; pressure; raised blood; blood pressure ... See more keywords
May Measurement Month: a new joint global initiative by the International Society of Hypertension and the World Hypertension League to raise awareness of raised blood pressure.
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DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001346
Abstract: Raised blood pressure is the biggest single contributing risk factor to death and the burden of disease worldwide. However, international data suggest that fewer than half of those with hypertension are aware of their condition.… read more here.
Keywords: international society; raised blood; blood pressure; hypertension world ... See more keywords
Blood Pressure and Stroke: A Review of Sex- and Ethnic/Racial-Specific Attributes to the Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Raised Blood Pressure
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DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.035852
Abstract: Raised blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and its particular strong association with stroke is well established. Although systolic BP increases with age in both sexes, raised BP is… read more here.
Keywords: blood pressure; raised blood; sex; blood ... See more keywords