Mortality patterns in hypertension
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2011
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Arima, H.
Barzi, F.
Chalmers, J.
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Journal of Hypertension, 2011; 29(supplement 1):S3-S7
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Raised blood pressure (BP) is responsible for 7.6 million deaths per annum worldwide (13.5% of the total), more than any other risk factors. Around 54% of stroke and 47% ofcoronary heart disease are attributable to high BP. Over 80% of this burden occurs in low and middle income countries (LMIC).
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Copyright 2011 Wolters Kluwe Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.