Gains in Hypertension Management

Public health efforts to improve blood pressure control reach an important milestone, but rates of uncontrolled hypertension remain high in some subgroups.

As many as 65 million U.S. adults have hypertension. These investigators used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1988–1994 and 1999–2008 cohorts to assess progress toward the U.S. government's Healthy People 2010 goal of achieving blood pressure (BP) control in 50% of individuals with hypertension. The analysis included 42,856 adults.

The prevalence of hypertension increased significantly between 1988–1994 and 1999–2000 but remained stable between 1999–2000 and 2007–2008. Controlled hypertension (BP <140/90 mm Hg) rates increased from 27.3% in 1988–1994 to 50.1% in 2007–2008; during this time, mean BP in hypertensive patients fell from 143.0/80.4 mm Hg to 135.2/74.1 mm Hg. Rates of hypertension control im…

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JoAnne M. Foody, MD

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Consultant / Advisory boardAegerion; Amarin; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Janssen; Merck; Pfizer; Sanofi-Aventis; Boehringer Ingelheim

Leadership positions in professional societiesAmerican College of Cardiology, Cardiosmart (Co-chair)

JoAnne M. Foody, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardAegerion; Amarin; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Janssen; Merck; Pfizer; Sanofi-Aventis; Boehringer Ingelheim

Leadership positions in professional societiesAmerican College of Cardiology, Cardiosmart (Co-chair)

Gains in Hypertension Management

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