National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Directorate General of Health Services, Bangladesh
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients residing in the catchment area of the selected 4 Community Clinics under selected 2 Upazila Health Complexes (UHCs)
Aged 18 years and older
Raised BP during screening \[Systolic BP ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg (based on an average of minimum two measurements)\]
Not currently taking antihypertensive medications
Eligible for the HEARTS technical package, defined as not being treated for an acute illness or medical emergency and not having a terminal illness
You may not be if
Patients with cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases (as evident by previous laboratory report of serum creatinine or urinary protein more than ++ on dipstick test prior to the enrollment), diabetes, or BP \>180/110 mmHg (based on the mean of last two BP measurements) at screening or after 14 days of recommended lifestyle modification will be excluded and referred directly to UHC for further management
Pregnancy or intent to become pregnant
Clareo Health | Community-based HEARTS Intervention (Pilot)
