Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmaceutics

Hypertension is a major health problem worldwide, yet remains under- diagnosed and under-treated, it is also considered as the most prevalent and powerful contributor for cardiovascular (CV) diseases worldwide. It is mostly accompanied with other risk factors such as dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and obesity. CV diseases lead to serious events such as myocardial infarction and stroke which has been labelled as the most important {u2017}hypertension related{u2018} complication which contributes to the premature death of millions of people each year. The primary goal of hypertension management is to achieve the maximum reduction in the long-term total risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

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