US trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, 1988-2008.

By B. Egan, Yumin Zhao, R. N. Axon. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2010

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nutrition and Dietetics

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• Stroke Risk Factors, Genetics, and Prevention (2017, background): “Hypertension control has improved because of heightened awareness and treatment options, with ≈50% controlled in 2008, and the prevalence of hypertension in the United States has remained at 29%.(69,70) In addition to medication for hypertension control, hypertensive patients are encouraged to engag”
• Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke (2011, neutral): “For example, in the United States, ≈6% of adults have undiagnosed hypertension, and although the number of patients with BP treated to recommended targets has improved from 27% (in 1988 through 1994) to 50% (in 2007 through 2008), substantial gaps in quality remain.(224,928) Opportunities to improve”