The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Attributable to Hypertension in Nigeria: A Modelling Study Using Summary-Level Data .
Adedayo E OjoDike B OjjiDiederick E GrobbeeMark D HuffmanSanne A E PetersPublished in: Global heart (2024)
Hypertension is a key contributor to the burden of CVD in Nigeria. Understanding the burden of hypertension in the Nigerian population overall and key subgroups is crucial to developing and implementing contextualised health policies to reduce the burden of CVD. Public health interventions and policies centred on hypertension will play a critical role in potentially alleviating the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in Nigeria.
Keyphrases
- public health
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- coronary artery disease
- metabolic syndrome
- electronic health record
- arterial hypertension
- cardiovascular risk factors
- global health
- big data
- social media
- cardiovascular events
- health information
- quality improvement
- artificial intelligence