2022
Proceedings From a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workshop to Control Hypertension
Commodore-Mensah Y, Loustalot F, Himmelfarb CD, Desvigne-Nickens P, Sachdev V, Bibbins-Domingo K, Clauser SB, Cohen DJ, Egan BM, Fendrick AM, Ferdinand KC, Goodman C, Graham GN, Jaffe MG, Krumholz HM, Levy PD, Mays GP, McNellis R, Muntner P, Ogedegbe G, Milani RV, Polgreen LA, Reisman L, Sanchez EJ, Sperling LS, Wall HK, Whitten L, Wright JT, Wright JS, Fine LJ. Proceedings From a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workshop to Control Hypertension. American Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 35: 232-243. PMID: 35259237, PMCID: PMC8903890, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpab182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension controlBlood pressureHypertension treatmentBlood InstituteNational HeartSelf-measured BP monitoringDisease controlCommunity-clinical linkagesModifiable risk factorsMore cardiovascular eventsAge-adjusted proportionSurgeon General's CallTeam-based careHigh-quality health carePublic health messagingCardiovascular eventsStroke preventionControl hypertensionBP monitoringHeart diseaseRisk factorsUS adultsClinical supportHealth messagingSocial determinants
2021
National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018
Lu Y, Liu Y, Dhingra LS, Massey D, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz ES, Onuma O, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Use and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults With Hypertension, 2011–2018. Hypertension 2021, 79: 207-217. PMID: 34775785, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntihypertensive medication usePoor hypertension controlOverall treatment rateLow control rateHypertension controlHypertension awarenessMedication useControl rateHispanic individualsEthnic differencesTreatment ratesBlack individualsGuideline-recommended medicationsBlood pressure controlWhite individualsNutrition Examination SurveyLow awareness rateAntihypertensive medicationsHypertensive peopleExamination SurveyIntensive medicationNational HealthAwareness rateEthnic disparitiesPressure controlNational Trends and Disparities in Hospitalization for Acute Hypertension Among Medicare Beneficiaries (1999–2019)
Lu Y, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Onuma O, Nasir K, Rodriguez F, Watson KE, Krumholz HM. National Trends and Disparities in Hospitalization for Acute Hypertension Among Medicare Beneficiaries (1999–2019). Circulation 2021, 144: 1683-1693. PMID: 34743531, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher hospitalization ratesAcute hypertensionHospitalization ratesMedicare feeService beneficiariesBlack adultsSerial cross-sectional analysisCause readmission rateNational hospitalization ratesPrimary discharge diagnosisAnnual hospitalization rateCause mortality ratesPoisson link functionDual-eligible statusMedicare/MedicaidCross-sectional analysisHypertension controlReadmission ratesDischarge diagnosisDiseases codesMedicare denominatorInpatient filesHypertensionInternational ClassificationMedicare beneficiaries