Association between population hypertension control and ischemic heart disease and stroke mortality in 36 countries of the Americas, 1990-2019: an ecological study

• Main Authors: Ramon Martinez (Author), Patricia Soliz (Author), Norm R. C. Campbell (Author), Daniel T. Lackland (Author), Paul K. Whelton (Author), Pedro Ordunez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To quantify the association between the prevalence of population hypertension control and ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke mortality in 36 countries of the Americas from 1990 to 2019. Methods. This ecologic study uses the prevalence of hypertension, awareness, treatment, and contro...