Reducing Cardiovascular Mortality Through Prevention and Management of Raised Blood Pressure: A World Heart Federation Roadmap

2015137 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Alma J Adler · World Heart Federation

Dorairaj Prabhakaran · Public Health Foundation of India

Pascal Bovet · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Dhruv S. Kazi · University of California, San Francisco

Giuseppe Mancia · University of Milano-Bicocca

Vash Mungal-Singh · South African Heart Association

Neil R Poulter

Abstract

Global Heart is the official and primary publication of the World Heart Federation, offering a platform for the dissemination of knowledge on research, developments, trends, solutions and public health programmes in the area of cardiovascular disease. Global Heart welcomes research results, points of view and educational material on the prevention, treatment and control of cardiovascular disease with a special focus on low and middle-income countries which are facing the brunt of epidemiological transition.Global Heart strongly encourages authors to adhere to CONSORT, STROBE, STARD, and PRISMA guidelines for reporting of clinical trials, observational studies, diagnostic test accuracy papers, and systematic reviews or meta-analyses. Authors are required for submission to download and complete the appropriate Equator Network checklist: http://www.equator-network.org/.

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Cardiac Health and Mental Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Global Heart

Volume 10, Issue 2, pp. 111-111

DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2015.04.006

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