Variation in hypertension clinical practice guidelines: a global comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is the largest single contributor to the global burden of disease, affecting an estimated 1.39 billion people worldwide. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) can aid in the effective management of this common condition, however, inconsistencies exist between CPGs, and the extent of this is unknown. Understanding the differences in CPG recommendations across income settings may provide an important means of understanding some of the global variations in clinical outcomes related to hypertension.

Aims

This study aims to analyse the variation between hypertension CPGs globally. It aims to assess the variation in three areas: diagnostic threshold and staging, treatment and target blood pressure (BP) recommendations in hypertension.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Philip R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8114719 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature