Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data.
David P PeirisArpita GhoshJennifer Manne-GoehlerGodfather D KimaroMichaela TheilmannMaja-Emilia MarcusZhaxybay ZhumadilovLindiwe TsabedzeAdil SupiyevBahendeka K SilverAbla M SibaiBolormaa NorovMary T MayigeJoao S MartinsNuno LunetDemetre LabadariosJutta M Adelin JorgensenCorine HouehanouDavid GuwatuddeMongal Singh GurungAlbertino DamascenoKrishna Kumar AryalGlennis Andall-BreretonKokou AgoudaviBriar Louise McKenzieJacqui WebsterRifat AtunTill W BärnighausenSebastian VollmerJustine Ina DaviesPascal GeldsetzerPublished in: PLoS medicine (2021)
This study found underuse of guideline-indicated BP medication in people with elevated CVD risk and overuse by people with lower CVD risk. Country-specific targeted policies are needed to help improve the identification and management of those at highest CVD risk.