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High Rates of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Malawian Adults Living with HIV and Hypertension.

Risa M HoffmanFlorence ChibwanaDaniel KahnBen Allan BandaLinna PhiriMayamiko ChimomboChiulemu KussenHitler SigaukeAgnes MosesJoep J van OosterhoutSam PhiriJesse W CurrierJudith S CurrierCorrina Moucheraud
Published in: Global heart (2021)
Adults living with HIV and hypertension in our cohort had low rates of blood pressure control over one year associated with self-reported non-adherence to antihypertensive medications. Given the high prevalence and incidence of hypertension, interventions to improve blood pressure control are needed to prevent associated long-term cardio- and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • hypertensive patients
  • heart rate
  • risk factors
  • physical activity
  • blood glucose
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance
  • glycemic control