Hypertension is the leading modifiable cause of premature death and hence one of the
global targets of World Health Organization for prevention. Hypertension also affects the …

High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease,
stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and dementia. Mean blood …

Fragmented investigation has masked the overall picture for causes of cardiovascular
disease (CVD). Among the risk factors for CVD, high blood pressure (BP) is associated with …

Summary The third UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) on
Sept 27, 2018, will review national and global progress towards the prevention and control …

The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) was initiated in
1998 to provide evidence for the development and evaluation of health policies and …

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 …

O sedentarismo, que apresenta elevada prevalência no Brasil e no mundo, está fortemente
relacionado às doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) e à mortalidade precoce. 7 7. Ding D …

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

From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and
severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of …

The classical portrayal of poor health in tropical countries is one of infections and parasites,
contrasting with wealthy Western countries, where unhealthy diet and behaviours cause non …