Prevalence, complications and factors associated with severely elevated blood pressure in patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in two hospitals in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

severely elevated BP is common among hypertensive patients in our setting with important physical and economic consequences. Increased patients awareness and improving access to primary care physicians and cardiologists, through health insurance or other means, may be an effective strategy for reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among hypertensive Black patients.