Antihypertensive strategies and hypertension control in Sub-Saharan Africa

Pauline Cavagna; Méo Stéphane Ikama; Kouadio Euloge Kramoh; Jean Laurent Takombe; Ibrahima Bara Diop; Ibrahim Ali Toure; Dadhi M Balde; Anastase Dzudie; Beatriz Ferreira; Martin D Houenassi; Murielle Hounkponou; Adama Kane; Suzy G Kimbally-Kaki; Samuel Kingue; Charles Kouam Kouam; Emmanuel Limbole; Liliane Mfeukeu Kuate; Jean Bruno Mipinda; Roland N'guetta; Carol Nhavoto; Jean Marie Damorou; Abdallahi Sidy Ali; Bamba Gaye; Gabriel S Tajeu; Diane Macquart de Terline; Marie Cécile Perier; Michel Azizi; Xavier Jouven; Marie Antignac

doi:10.1177/2047487320937492

Antihypertensive strategies and hypertension control in Sub-Saharan Africa

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Sep 20;28(11):e21-e25. doi: 10.1177/2047487320937492.

Authors

Pauline Cavagna^{1

2}, Méo Stéphane Ikama³, Kouadio Euloge Kramoh⁴, Jean Laurent Takombe⁵, Ibrahima Bara Diop⁶, Ibrahim Ali Toure⁷, Dadhi M Balde⁸, Anastase Dzudie⁹, Beatriz Ferreira¹⁰, Martin D Houenassi¹¹, Murielle Hounkponou¹¹, Adama Kane¹², Suzy G Kimbally-Kaki³, Samuel Kingue¹³, Charles Kouam Kouam¹⁴, Emmanuel Limbole^{5

15}, Liliane Mfeukeu Kuate^{14

16}, Jean Bruno Mipinda¹⁷, Roland N'guetta⁴, Carol Nhavoto¹⁰, Jean Marie Damorou¹⁸, Abdallahi Sidy Ali¹⁹, Bamba Gaye², Gabriel S Tajeu²⁰, Diane Macquart de Terline^{1

2

21}, Marie Cécile Perier², Michel Azizi^{22

23}, Xavier Jouven^{2

22}, Marie Antignac^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, St Antoine Hospital, AP-HP Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
² Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre, INSERM U970, Paris, France.
³ Cardiology Department, National University Hospital of Brazzaville, Marien NGOUABI University, Brazzaville, Congo.
⁴ Institute of Cardiology of Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), Côte d'Ivoire.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine of la Gombe (CMCG), Ngaliema Hospital, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
⁶ Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Fann, Dakar, Senegal.
⁷ Internal Medicine and Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Lamorde, Niamey University, Niger.
⁸ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Conakry, Guinea.
⁹ Cardiac Intensive Care & Cardiac Pacing Unit, Douala General Hospital, Cameroon.
¹⁰ Instituto do Coração (ICOR), Maputo, Mozambique.
¹¹ National University Hospital of Hubert K. MAGA (CNHU-HKM), Cotonou, Benin.
¹² Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
¹³ University of Yaoundé, Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon.
¹⁴ Internal Medicine Department, Regional Hospital, Bafoussam, Cameroon.
¹⁵ Cardiology Department, University of Medicine of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
¹⁶ Cardiology Department, Central Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
¹⁷ Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Libreville, Gabon.
¹⁸ Cardiology Department, Central Hospital of Lome, Lome, Togo.
¹⁹ Cardiology Clinics, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
²⁰ Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
²¹ Cardiovascular Epidemiology Department, University of Paris, France.
²² Hypertension Unit, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.
²³ Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1418, Paris, France, Cardiology Department, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP Centre, Paris, France.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Antihypertensive Agents* / therapeutic use
Humans
Hypertension* / diagnosis
Hypertension* / drug therapy
Hypertension* / epidemiology
Risk Factors

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents

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MeSH terms

Substances

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