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Tendencias mundiales en la prevalencia, el conocimiento, el tratamiento y el control de la hipertensión

Samantha S O'Connell¹, Paul K Whelton^1,2, Katherine T Mills¹

¹Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

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|January 7, 2026

Resumen

La presión arterial alta (hipertensión) sigue siendo un importante riesgo para la salud mundial. Mejorar el conocimiento, el tratamiento y el control de la hipertensión requiere la implementación de estrategias basadas en evidencia y cambios de políticas en todo el mundo.

Área de la Ciencia:

Medicina Cardiovascular
Salud Pública

Sus antecedentes:

La presión arterial alta es el principal factor de riesgo mundial de muerte prematura y discapacidad.
A pesar de los tratamientos eficaces, la prevención y el control de la hipertensión son subóptimos en todo el mundo.

Objetivo del estudio:

Revisar las tendencias mundiales en la prevalencia, el conocimiento, el tratamiento y el control de la hipertensión.
Destacar las estrategias basadas en evidencia para mejorar la atención de la hipertensión.

Principales métodos:

Este es un artículo de revisión que sintetiza la evidencia existente.
La revisión examina las tendencias mundiales e identifica estrategias de manejo efectivas.

Principales resultados:

Las tasas de conocimiento, tratamiento y control de la hipertensión son globalmente inadecuadas.
Estrategias como el cribado en centros de salud, las terapias combinadas accesibles y la atención basada en equipos muestran resultados prometedores.

Conclusiones:

La implementación de estrategias basadas en evidencia y recomendaciones de políticas es crucial.
Abordar las barreras multifactoriales es esencial para reducir la muerte y la discapacidad mundiales por hipertensión.

Palabras clave:

conocimiento control prevalencia de la hipertensión tratamiento

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