Erschienen in:
01.08.2016 | Novel Treatments for Hypertension (T Unger, Section Editor)
Changes in Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries: An Update
verfasst von:
Renata Cifkova, George Fodor, Peter Wohlfahrt
Erschienen in:
Current Hypertension Reports
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Ausgabe 8/2016
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Abstract
The aim of this paper was to critically evaluate recent publications on hypertension treatment and control in regions by income. Prevalence of hypertension is increasing worldwide, most prominently in low-income countries. Awareness, treatment, and control are most successful in North America while remaining a challenge in middle- and low-income countries. Easy access to medical care and aggressive use of pharmacotherapy are the key strategies which have proved to be successful in reducing the burden of hypertension on the population level.