Effectiveness of perindopril/indapamide single-pill combination in uncontrolled patients with hypertension: a pooled analysis of the FORTISSIMO, FORSAGE, ACES …

CA Dezsi, M Glezer, Y Karpov… - Advances in …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Our objective was to determine the effectiveness of a perindopril/indapamide
(Per/Ind) single-pill combination (SPC) in a broad range of patient profiles, including …

Association between body mass index and ready-to-eat food consumption among sedentary staff in Nay Pyi Taw union territory, Myanmar

TZ Thike, YM Saw, H Lin, K Chit, AB Tun, H Htet… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Ready-to-eat (RTE) food consumption has become popular in the working
community with the increase in full-time jobs and the limited time to prepare food. Although …

Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in Mexico: an opportunistic medical student-led blood pressure screening campaign–a cross-sectional study

JA Yamamoto-Moreno, SA Navarro-Rodríguez… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijms.info
Background: Hypertension is still a growing public health problem in Mexico. An estimated
151% increase in the number of individuals with hypertension is expected for 2050 if actions …

Factors associated with undiagnosed hypertension among Tongan adults: a cross-sectional study

SST Fifita, D Nonaka, MT Cama, MI Filise - Tropical Medicine and Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Hypertension is responsible for many premature deaths worldwide. However,
many individuals with hypertension remain undiagnosed. Tonga is one of the countries that …

Simplified blood pressure measurement approaches and implications for hypertension screening: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

Y Lu, O Tang, TM Brady, ER Miller 3rd… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Averaging multiple blood pressure (BP) measurements is recommended for
hypertension (HTN) screening but can be impractical, especially in resource-constrained …

Simplified hypertension screening approaches with low misclassification and high efficiency in the United States, Nepal, and India

O Tang, M Kou, Y Lu, ER Miller 3rd… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Standard triplicate blood pressure (BP) measurements pose time barriers to hypertension
screening, especially in resource‐limited settings. We assessed the implications of …

Variation in blood pressure classification using 7 blood pressure estimation protocols among adults in Taiwan

HJ Lin, HY Pan, WJ Chen, TD Wang - JAMA Network Open, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Discrepancies in blood pressure (BP) estimates lead to incomparable BP
assessment. Objective To determine intraindividual discrepancies in BP estimates and …

Association between obesity indicators and cardiovascular risk factors among adults in low-income Han Chinese from southwest China

K Wang, L Pan, D Wang, F Dong, Y Yu, L Wang, L Li… - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
There may be differences in optimal anthropometric cut-offs for diagnosing obesity among
different regions of China. However, there has been little studies about choosing effective …

The factors influencing clinician use of hypertension guidelines in different resource settings: a qualitative study investigating clinicians' perspectives and experiences

A Kataria Golestaneh, JM Clarke, N Appelbaum… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Hypertension accounts for the greatest burden of disease worldwide, yet
hypertension awareness and control rates are suboptimal, especially within low-and middle …

Targeting Hypertension Screening in Low‐and Middle‐Income Countries: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis of 1.2 Million Adults in 56 Countries

TK Kirschbaum, M Theilmann… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background As screening programs in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs) often do
not have the resources to screen the entire population, there is frequently a need to target …