Burning issues in blood pressure control

Ker, James A.; Outhoff, Kim

dc.contributor.author	Ker, James A.
dc.contributor.author	Outhoff, Kim
dc.date.accessioned	2020-08-29T09:09:21Z
dc.date.available	2020-08-29T09:09:21Z
dc.date.issued	2019-03
dc.description.abstract	Globally more than 1 billion people have hypertension and it is predicted that because of ageing populations and increasing sedentary lifestyles, this figure will rise to about 1.5 billion by 2025. Elevated blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of premature death and morbidity due to stroke and ischemic heart disease. Hypertension is also a major risk factor for heart failure, atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, peripheral arterial disease and cognitive decline. This article discusses the current evidencebased treatment guidelines and pressing temporal issues in optimal blood pressure control.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Internal Medicine	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Pharmacology	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	pm2020	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Ker, J.A. & Outhoff, K. 2019,'Burning issues in blood pressure control', South African Family Practice, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 24-26.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	2078-6190 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2078-6204 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/safp.v61i2.4986
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75970
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	OASIS	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2019 The Author(s). Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0].	en_ZA
dc.subject	Blood pressure	en_ZA
dc.subject	Hypertension	en_ZA
dc.subject	Single pill combination	en_ZA
dc.subject	Early blood pressure control	en_ZA
dc.subject	Treatment persistence	en_ZA
dc.subject	Legacy effects of rapid control	en_ZA
dc.title	Burning issues in blood pressure control	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA