In recent decades low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been witnessing a
significant shift toward raised blood pressure; yet in LMICs, only 1 in 3 are aware of their …

Abstract The World Heart Federation (WHF) Roadmap series covers a large range of
cardiovascular conditions. These Roadmaps identify potential roadblocks and their solutions …

Stroke is the primary cause of disability and vascular death worldwide, including Asia. Asian
characteristics that differ from the West lead to higher stroke incidence. Stroke epidemiology …

Hypertension control still remains a largely unmet challenge for public health systems.
Despite the progress in blood pressure (BP) measurement techniques, and the availability of …

Background Increasingly, health professionals and patients have begun to be involved in
eHealth interventions to assist in the self-management of hypertension. Therefore, this study …

Background: Therapeutic inertia is considered to be an obstacle to effective blood pressure
(BP) control. Aims: To identify patient characteristics associated with therapeutic inertia in …

The present study aimed to investigate the association of the Chinese visceral adiposity
index (CVAI) and its 6-year change with hypertension risk and compare the ability of CVAI …

The prevalence of hypertension is high and still increasing in almost all communities
regardless of high, middle, or low income. The control rate remains low in most countries …

Background The diagnostics of primary aldosteronism (PA) are usually carried out in
patients taking antihypertensive medications. We compared haemodynamics between …

Abstract Uromodulin, also named Tamm Horsfall protein, have been associated with renal
function and sodium homeostasis regulation. The authors sought to examine the effects of …