Pharmacogenomics of Hypertension in Africa: Paving the Way for a Pharmacogenetic‐Based Approach for the Treatment of Hypertension in Africans

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In Africa, the burden of hypertension has been rising at an alarming rate for the last two decades and is a major cause for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity. Hypertension is characterised by elevated blood pressure (BP) ≥ 140/90 mmHg. Current hypertension guidelines recommend the use of antihypertensives belonging to the following classes: calcium channel blockers (CCB), angiotensin converting...

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