Hypertension Control Resource Library

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Frequently Asked Questions: Hypertension Management

Frequently asked questions compiled by Resolve to Save Lives

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Lives Saved Calculator for Cardiovascular Health Interventions

This calculator models the impact of cardiovascular health interventions by country

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Monitoring tool: Simplified hypertension control indicators

Simplified indicators adapted from the WHO HEARTS “S” module by Resolve to Save Lives

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Team-Based Hypertension Management in Primary Health Care

A guide that expands upon the WHO's team-based care module of the HEARTS technical package, providing guidance and resources to assist in implementing team-based care for hypertension at the primary health care facility level

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Tools and Guidance to Facilitate Scaling Up Effective Management of Hypertension

A six-step guide for program managers starting up national or subnational hypertension control programs

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WHO Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults

Annotated Bibliography: Hypertension Control

Annotated bibliography on hypertension control from the US CDC

BP treatment protocol: Calcium channel blocker as first-line treatment

Sample protocol from Resolve to Save Lives

BP treatment protocol: Single pill combination as first-line treatment

Sample protocol from Resolve to Save Lives

Case study: "Improved Blood Pressure Control Associated With a Large-Scale Hypertension Program"

JAMA article on Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s successful hypertension control program

Case Study: "Improving hypertension control in 3 million people: country experiences of programme development and implementation"

The WHO, Resolve to Save Lives, & other partners are working with national and subnational governments to support their work to improve the control of hypertension using the WHO HEARTS technical package.

Fact sheet: 10 hypertension myths and facts

Fact sheet with commons myths about hypertension from Resolve to Save Lives.

Fact sheet: Automated Digital Blood Pressure Devices

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives

Hypertension Protocol - Sri Lanka

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Andhra Pradesh, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Andhra Pradesh, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Bangladesh

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Bangladesh

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Bihar, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Bihar, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Ethiopia

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Ethiopia

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Henan, China

中国河南决心工程合作伙伴使用的高血压试行治疗方案

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Karnataka, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Karnataka, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Kerala, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Kerala, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Madhya Pradesh, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Madhya Pradesh, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Maharashtra, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Maharashtra, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Nigeria

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: PAHO region

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Latin America and the Caribbean

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Philippines

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in the Philippines

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Punjab, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Punjab, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Telangana, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Telangana, India

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Vietnam

Hypertension Treatment Protocol: West Bengal, India

Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in West Bengal, India

Implementation guide: PAHO Hearts in the Americas - Guide and Essentials for Implementation

Implementation tool: Baseline Facility Checklist

This checklist can be used to survey current resources in the clinic setting

Implementation tool: Blood pressure measurement device selection in low‐resource settings

Implementation tool: How to choose an automated BP monitor

Recommendations for low- and middle-income country settings from Resolve to Save Lives

Implementation tool: List of validated BP monitors for specialist use

Independent, peer-reviewed list from the British and Irish Hypertension Society

Implementation tool: Maintaining and calibrating BP devices

Guidance from the United Nations Development Programme

Implementation tool: Recommended blood pressure devices from Hypertension Canada

List of recommended devices from Hypertension Canada

Implementation tool: Template for developing a strategic advisory committee for hypertension prevention and control

Template from Resolve to Save Lives with proposed members and terms of reference

Implementation tool: Validating electronic blood pressure monitors

Suggested requirements for external validation from Resolve to Save Lives

Implementation tool: WHO technical specifications for BP devices

Journal article: "Blood pressure measurement device selection in low‐resource settings: Challenges, compromises, and routes to progress"

Journal Article: "Dyskalemia risk associated with fixed-dose anti-hypertensive medication combinations"

This article was published in the Journal of Human Hypertension in September 2021

Journal Article: "Estimation of the Global Gap in Clinic Visits for Hypertension Care Between Patient Need and Physician Capacity"

Journal article: "Fixed‐dose combination pharmacologic therapy to improve hypertension control worldwide"

Commentary published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Journal article: "How scaling up hypertension control can be a pathfinder for universal health care"

Journal of Clinical Hypertension article with lessons from Resolve to Save Lives’ hypertension programs

Journal article: "Recommended treatment protocols to improve management of hypertension globally"

Position statement from Resolve to Save Lives and the World Hypertension League

Journal article: "Saving 100 million lives"

Journal of Clinical Hypertension article on lifesaving potential of hypertension control, salt reduction and trans fat elimination

Journal article: Drivers and scorecards to improve hypertension control in primary care practice: Recommendations from the HEARTS in the Americas Innovation Group

PAHO HEARTS Quality Scorecard

Monitoring tool: Hypertension Facility Visit Checklist

From Resolve to Save Lives

Monitoring tool: Simplified Indicator Calculator Example

Monitoring tool: Simplified Indicator Calculator Template

Poster: 10 Hypertension Best Practices

Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives with best practices for clinicians

Poster: BP measurement checklist

Poster with tips for taking blood pressure correctly from Resolve to Save Lives

Technical package: HEARTS

WHO’s technical package for CVD management in primary health care

Technical package: Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Change Package

The Hypertension Control Change Package presents a listing of process improvements that outpatient clinical settings can implement as they seek optimal HTN control

Training Course: Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program in Resource-Constrained Settings