Review: Hypertension, a health economics perspective

Alcocer, Luis; Cueto, Liliana

doi:10.1177/1753944708090572

Review: Hypertension, a health economics perspective

Journal

Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease

ISSN

1753-9447

1753-9455

Date Issued

2008

Author(s)

Alcocer, Luis

Cueto, Liliana

Facultad de Ingeniería - CampCM

Type

Resource Types::text::journal::journal article::review article

DOI

10.1177/1753944708090572

URL

https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/20.500.12552/2466

Abstract

The economic aspects of hypertension are critical to modern medicine. The medical, economic, and human costs of untreated and inadequately controlled hypertension are enormous. Hypertension is distributed unequally and with iniquity in different countries and regions of the world. Treatment of hypertension requires an investment over many years to prolong disease-free quality years of life. The high prevalence and high cost of the disease impacts on the microeconomics and macroeconomics of countries and regions. The criteria used for inclusion in clinical guidelines for hypertension impact on the cost and cost/utility of diagnosis or treatment.