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ArticleHigh blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension2019

Hypertension Control Rate Should be Defined Consistently and Used to Motivate Action to Improve.

Arthur P DeMarzo

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Arthur P DeMarzoDermed Diagnostics Inc, 2S 558 White Birch Lane, Wheaton, IL, 60189, USA. ademarzo.dermed@att.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1734-6599

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Hypertension has been poorly controlled with the old target of less than 140/90 (mmHg). Currently, the average control rate in the United States is about 50% with the old goal of 140/90. If the new goal of 130/80 is used, the control rate would dramatically decrease. For hypertension management, the traditional stepped-care method needs to be replaced with new approaches using single-pill combination pharmacotherapy (polypill) or using hemodynamic data for drug selection and titration to target underlying cardiovascular abnormalities when cardiovascular disease is present. With the old goal of 140/90, these new approaches have achieved a control rate of 90%. The evidence indicates that new models of therapy and patient support can dramatically improve control rate. However, a key requirement is the will to act. Standardizing and publishing the control rate per medical group could motivate clinicians to implement best practices and expedite a rapid shift to better hypertension management.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelMotivationPractice Patterns, Physicians'Antihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureClinical CompetenceGuideline AdherenceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypertensionPractice Guidelines as TopicAntihypertensive AgentsBlood pressureCardiovascular diseaseControl rateHemodynamicsHypertensionRisk factors

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