Highlights a significantly higher prevalence of hypertension in Europe compared to North America, suggesting a need to reevaluate national prevention strategies.
Despite extensive research on geographic patterns of CVD, the 60% higher prevalence of hypertension in Europe compared with the United States and Canada has not been generally appreciated. The implication of this finding for national prevention strategies should be vigorously explored.
Katharina Wolf-Maier (Tue,) studied this question.