hypertension

PAHO provides toolkit to fight off cardiovascular risk, hypertension

Published on: January 31, 2024
16:44

Washington, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently published HEARTS in the Americas: Compendium of essential clinical tools 2023, a collection of resources aimed at assisting healthcare teams in improving the management of cardiovascular risk conditions and hypertension in primary healthcare settings across the region.

PAHO urges to hypertension under control to live much longer

Published on: May 17, 2023
15:54

Washington, May 17 (Prensa Latina) In the run-up to World Hypertension Day (May 17), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa has urged nations to step up efforts to improve the management of hypertension, a measure that could save around 420,000lives in the Americas each year.

Obstructive sleep apnea may increase hypertension risks – Study

Published on: May 11, 2023
18:17

Washington, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may increase the risk of suffering from hypertension, stroke, heart disease and type 2 diabetes, the ERJ Open Research magazine reported Thursday.

Better hypertension management could save 420K lives in the Americas

Published on: May 11, 2023
16:59

Washington, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa on Thursday urged nations to step up efforts to improve the management of hypertension, a measure that could save around 420,000 lives in the Americas annually.

Experts urge to improve lifestyles against hypertension

Published on: May 17, 2021
13:20

Havana, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The World Hypertension Day is being celebrated on Monday with an appeal for people to keep control over this comorbidity by keeping healthy lifestyles.

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