Characteristics of patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the United States.

By D. Hyman, V. Pavlik. New England Journal of Medicine, 2001

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report. (2003, background): “This is also the population with the lowest rates of BP control.(68) Treatment recommendations for older individuals with hypertension, including those who have isolated systolic hypertension, should follow the same principles outlined for the general care of hyperten-”
Prevalence of conventional risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease. (2003, background): “Approximately 32% of patients with hypertension are unaware that they are hypertensive.(43) Higher rates of unawareness, approaching 50%, have been documented for hyperlipidemia and diabetes.”
The Impact of Nearly Universal Insurance Coverage on Health Care Utilization and Health (2004, background): “Untreated high blood pressure is an important health risk, especially among minorities (Hyman and Pavlik, 2001), although lack of treatment does not necessarily arise because people are unaware of their condition.”
Adherence to prescribed antihypertensive drug treatments: longitudinal study of electronically compiled dosing histories (2008, result): “The various trials were carried out according to then prevailing standards for design and interpretation. The data on dosing history were automatically compiled for each patient in a standardised database. Inclusion of each patient’s demographic characteristics, however, was optional and was present”
Effects of aggressive blood pressure control in normotensive type 2 diabetic patients on albuminuria, retinopathy and strokes. (2002, result): “In support of this interpretation is the recent publication emphasizing the poor blood pressure control in the elderly in this countr”