Abstract Purpose of Review The last 2–3 decades have witnessed a decline in age-
standardized cardiovascular mortality rates in high-income regions, whereas this has only …

The trend of global prevalence for hypertension has been dramatically increasing for the
past two decades in Southeast Asian countries. A systematic review aiming to assess the …

Introduction Hypertension is a major public health problem globally and it is a leading cause
of death and disability in developing countries. This review aims to estimate the pooled …

Cardiovascular health (CVH) is a critical issue for global health. However, no previous study
has determined the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors based on the American Heart …

Background and Objective: Medication non-adherence is a preventable reason for treatment
failure, poor blood pressure control among hypertensive patients and the geriatric …

Aim: To assess the prevalence and its associated risk factors for hypertension in urban and
rural areas of Pakistan. Methods: This study is the part of second National Diabetes Survey …

A reader brought to our attention that the article titled “The epidemiology of stroke in a
developing country (Pakistan)”, published in Volume 13, Issue 3, of Pakistan Journal of …

Background Hypertension is a silent killer disease and the global report revealed that half of
the world's population lives with undiagnosed hypertension. The problem is expected to be …

Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence and predictors of non-adherence to
antihypertensive medication among patients with hypertension attending various healthcare …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the impact of regularity in treatment follow-up
appointments on treatment outcomes among hypertensive patients attending different …