Key result
Hypertension drives ~19% of global deaths, underscoring critical gaps in health system accessibility.
Why the study?
Hypertension remains the leading preventable cause of death globally, with suboptimal screening and inadequate therapy leading to uncontrolled disease in low-income and middle-income countries despite advances.
Population
Populations in low-income and middle-income countries with or at risk for hypertension
Comparison
Innovations for effective implementation of guideline-based hypertension care
Design
Review
Authors
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Reinforces hypertension control as a global priority; leaves open optimal health-system interventions for LMICs.
Highlights the critical need for health system innovations to improve hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in low- and middle-income countries.
Naik et al. (2021) conducted a review in Hypertension. Hypertension accounts for 19.2% of all deaths globally and 16.4% in low-income and middle-income countries, highlighting the need for improved health system accessibility and responsiveness.
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