Hypertension in low-and middle-income countries

AE Schutte, N Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
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 …

[HTML][HTML] World heart federation roadmap for hypertension–A 2021 update

P Jeemon, T Séverin, C Amodeo, D Balabanova… - Global Heart, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The World Heart Federation (WHF) Roadmap series covers a large range of
cardiovascular conditions. These Roadmaps identify potential roadblocks and their solutions …

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Nigeria in 1995 and 2020: A systematic analysis of current evidence

D Adeloye, EO Owolabi, DB Ojji, A Auta… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Improved understanding of the current burden of hypertension, including awareness,
treatment, and control, is needed to guide relevant preventative measures in Nigeria. A …

Uncovering genetic mechanisms of hypertension through multi-omic analysis of the kidney

JM Eales, X Jiang, X Xu, S Saluja, A Akbarov… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The kidney is an organ of key relevance to blood pressure (BP) regulation, hypertension and
antihypertensive treatment. However, genetically mediated renal mechanisms underlying …

Prevalence of hypertension in Ghanaian society: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment

F Atibila, G Hoor, ET Donkoh, AI Wahab, G Kok - Systematic reviews, 2021 - Springer
Background Hypertension has become an important public health concern in the developing
world owing to rising prevalence and its adverse impact on ailing health systems. Despite …

Telemedicine in the management of hypertension: evolving technological platforms for blood pressure telemonitoring

JG Wang, Y Li, YC Chia, HM Cheng… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Diet-related gut microbial metabolites and sensing in hypertension

R R. Muralitharan, FZ Marques - Journal of human hypertension, 2021 - nature.com
Advances in sequencing technology have increased our understanding of the composition
of the gut microbiota and their contribution to health and disease states, including in …

Microbial Interventions to Control and Reduce Blood Pressure in Australia (MICRoBIA): rationale and design of a double-blinded randomised cross-over placebo …

D Rhys-Jones, RE Climie, PA Gill, HA Jama, GA Head… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background Hypertension is a prevalent chronic disease worldwide that remains poorly
controlled. Recent studies support the concept that the gut microbiota is involved in the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of influenza vaccine on severity of COVID-19 infection: An original study from Iran

S Kalantari, A Sadeghzadeh-Bazargan… - Medical Journal of the …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The COVID-19 infection is a novel virus that mainly targets the respiratory
system via specific receptors without any coronavirus-targeted therapies. Many efforts have …

Is isolated diastolic hypertension an important phenotype?

CA Romero, AH Tabares, M Orias - Current cardiology reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH) is a frequent hypertension
phenotype. We review IDH pathophysiology, risk stratification, and therapeutic decisions …