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Scaling hypertension treatment in 24 low-income and middle-income countries: economic evaluation of treatment decisions at three blood pressure cut-points.

Brian HutchinsonAdam WalterNorman R C CampbellPaul K WheltonCherian V VargheseMuhammad Jami HusainRachel A NugentDeliana KostovaAmanda Honeycutt
Published in: BMJ open (2024)
In areas where economic considerations might play an outsized role, such as very low-income countries, prioritising treatment to populations with severe hypertension can maximise benefits net of economic costs.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • combination therapy
  • heart rate
  • hypertensive patients
  • replacement therapy
  • smoking cessation
  • genetic diversity
  • glycemic control
  • arterial hypertension