Cardiovascular disease risk and comparison of different strategies for blood pressure management in rural India

• Main Authors: Devarsetty Praveen (Author), David Peiris (Author), Stephen MacMahon (Author), Kishor Mogulluru (Author), Arvind Raghu (Author), Anthony Rodgers (Author), Shailaja Chilappagari (Author), Dorairaj Prabhakaran (Author), Gari D. Clifford (Author), Pallab K. Maulik (Author), Emily Atkins (Author), Rohina Joshi (Author), Stephane Heritier (Author), Stephen Jan (Author), Anushka Patel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-optimal blood pressure (BP) levels are a major cause of disease burden globally. We describe current BP and treatment patterns in rural India and compare different approaches to BP lowering in this setting. Methods All individuals aged ≥40 years from 54 villages in a South In...