Sex differences in hypertension. Do we need a sex-specific guideline?

R Cífková, L Strilchuk - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular disorder and the leading cause of death
worldwide in both sexes. The prevalence of hypertension is lower in premenopausal women …

Changes in the rates of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Canada over the past two decades

FA McAlister, K Wilkins, M Joffres, FHH Leenen… - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Background Analyses of medication databases indicate marked increases in prescribing of
antihypertensive drugs in Canada over the past decade. This study was done to examine …

Achievement of cardiometabolic goals in aware hypertensive patients in Spain: a nationwide population-based study

JR Banegas, A Graciani, JJ de la Cruz-Troca… - …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Despite the importance of achieving cardiometabolic goals beyond blood pressure, in the
health of hypertensives, no comprehensive assessment of these characteristics has been …

[PDF][PDF] Medical treatment of hypertension in Switzerland

R Brenner, B Waeber, Y Allemann - Swiss medical weekly, 2011 - smw.ch
OBJECTIVES: Despite a broad and efficient pharmacological antihypertensive
armamentarium, blood pressure (BP) control is suboptimal and heterogeneous throughout …

Prevalence of obesity and its influence on achievement of cardiometabolic therapeutic goals in Chinese type 2 diabetes patients: an analysis of the nationwide, cross …

X Zhou, L Ji, X Ran, B Su, Q Ji, C Pan, J Weng, C Ma… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background There are few data on the prevalence of obesity and its influence on achieving
blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipid (3B) goals in Chinese type 2 diabetes …

Risk factor control and adherence to recommended Lifestyle among US hypertension patients

L Yang, Z Zhang, C Du, L Tang, X Liu - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Although hypertension is a significant public health challenge globally, only a
few studies have assessed the effectiveness of risk factor control and adherence to …

Cardiovascular disease risk factor patterns and their implications for intervention strategies in Vietnam

QN Nguyen, ST Pham, LD Do… - International Journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Data on cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) in Vietnam are limited.
This study explores the prevalence of each CVDRF and how they cluster to evaluate CVDRF …

Nocturnal blood pressure fall as predictor of diabetic nephropathy in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes

JS Felício, ACCB de Souza, N Kohlmann… - Cardiovascular …, 2010 - Springer
Background Hypertensive patients with reduced blood pressure fall (BPF) at night are at
higher risk of cardiovascular events (CVE). Methods We evaluated in hypertensive diabetic …

Hypertension control and cardiometabolic risk: a regional perspective

M Thoenes, P Bramlage, S Zhong… - Cardiology research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background. We investigated the association between blood pressure control and common
cardiometabolic risk factors from a global and regional perspective. Methods. In the present …

The impact of cardiovascular risk-factor profiles on blood pressure control rates in adults from Canada and the United States

FA McAlister, C Robitaille, C Gillespie, K Yuan… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background It is unclear whether blood pressure control varies across the spectrum of
atherosclerotic risk. Methods We used data from nonpregnant adults who had fasted …