Integrating hypertension and diabetes management in primary health care settings: HEARTS as a tool

• Main Authors: David Flood (Author), Elizabeth W. Edwards (Author), David Giovannini (Author), Emily Ridley (Author), Andres Rosende (Author), William H. Herman (Author), Marc G. Jaffe (Author), Donald J. DiPette (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypertension and diabetes are modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors that contribute to nearly one-third of all deaths in the Americas Region each year (2.3 million deaths). Despite advances in the detection and clinical management of hypertension and diabetes, there are substantial ga...