Hypertension in developing countries

MM Ibrahim, A Damasceno - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Data from different national and regional surveys show that hypertension is common in
developing countries, particularly in urban areas, and that rates of awareness, treatment …

A call to action and a lifecourse strategy to address the global burden of raised blood pressure on current and future generations: the Lancet Commission on …

MH Olsen, SY Angell, S Asma, P Boutouyrie, D Burger… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Elevated blood pressure is the strongest modifiable risk factor for
cardiovascular disease worldwide. Despite extensive knowledge about ways to prevent as …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities

RO Akinyemi, B Ovbiagele, OA Adeniji… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of
deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disability occur in low-income and middle …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

VL Feigin, BA Stark, CO Johnson, GA Roth… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

Risk factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22 countries (the INTERSTROKE study): a case-control study

MJ O'donnell, D Xavier, L Liu, H Zhang, SL Chin… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background The contribution of various risk factors to the burden of stroke worldwide is
unknown, particularly in countries of low and middle income. We aimed to establish the …

Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

GA Roth, C Johnson, A Abajobir, F Abd-Allah… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many
regions of the world. Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

CO Johnson, M Nguyen, GA Roth, E Nichols… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide and the
economic costs of treatment and post-stroke care are substantial. The Global Burden of …

Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study

MJ O'Donnell, SL Chin, S Rangarajan, D Xavier, L Liu… - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, especially in low-income and
middle-income countries. We sought to quantify the importance of potentially modifiable risk …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

VL Feigin, E Nichols, T Alam, MS Bannick… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death
and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative …

B Zhou, RM Carrillo-Larco, G Danaei, LM Riley… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost
treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of …