Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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- Adults (≥ 18 years of age) - African descent and black ethnicity - Confirmed uncomplicated and currently untreated arterial hypertension* diagnosed at one of the two sites. | - Current hospitalization for any reason - Refusal to do an HIV-test or indeterminate HIV test result - History of cardiovascular event in the last month (angina pain, stroke, myocardial infarction or respective diagnosis by a doctor) - Symptomatic arterial hypertension • Blood pressure ≥ 180/110 mmHg plus headache or chest pain) or acute cardiovascular event (see above) - Acute disease, e.g. • Temperature > 37.5 °C or other signs of acute concomitant infection • Dyspnea/respiratory distress • Acute pain - Clinical signs of hypertension-mediated organ damage, e.g. • Heart failure (bilateral pitting edema, bilateral crackles or pleural effusion, distended jugular veins) • Ischemic heart disease (anginal pain on exertion) • signs of current ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke (hemiparesis, loss of consciousness) - Pregnancy (test required for females 18–45 years of age) - Non-consenting or inability to come for follow-up visits - Creatinine clearance ≤ 30 ml/min by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Formula (CKD-EPI) estimation and measurement with a point-of care creatinine from capillary blood |