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JAMA. 2005;293:923-925.

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MMWR. 2005;54:7-9

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High blood pressure (HBP) is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, end-stage renal disease, and peripheral vascular disease and is a chief contributor to adult disability.¹ Approximately one in four adults in the United States has hypertension.² Although effective therapy has been available for more than 50 years,³ most persons with hypertension do not have their blood pressure (BP) under control.⁴ National health objectives for 2010 include reducing the proportion of adults with HBP to 16% (baseline: 28%), increasing the proportion of adults with hypertension who are taking action to control it to 95% (baseline: 82%), and increasing the proportion of adults with controlled BP to 50% (baseline: 18%).⁵ During 1990-2000, the prevalence of hypertension, the percentage of those with hypertension who were aware of their condition, and treatment and control of hypertension increased among non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanics.^6-7 CDC . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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