High Rates of Undiagnosed Target Organ Damage Among Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure or Diabetes Mellitus in a Community-Based Survey in Lesotho

• Autores principales: Emmanuel Firima (Autor), Lucia Gonzalez (Autor), Moazziz Ali Khan (Autor), Molulela Manthabiseng (Autor), Mamoronts'sane P. Sematle (Autor), Matumaole Bane (Autor), Makhebe Khomolishoele (Autor), Ikhetheleng Leisa (Autor), Lefokotsane Retselisitsoe (Autor), Thilo Burkard (Autor), Eleonara Seelig (Autor), Tristan Lee (Autor), Frédérique Chammartin (Autor), Ravi Gupta (Autor), Bailah Leigh (Autor), Maja Weisser (Autor), Alain Amstutz (Autor), Niklaus Daniel Labhardt (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Springer, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Introduction Prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. Data on target organ damage such as retinopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), renal impairment and peripheral neuropathy (PN) among persons with elevated BP and/or...