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 control
2020
Assessment of Prevalence, Awareness, and Characteristics of Isolated Systolic Hypertension Among Younger and Middle-Aged Adults in China
Mahajan S, Feng F, Hu S, Lu Y, Gupta A, Murugiah K, Gao Y, Lu J, Liu J, Zheng X, Spatz ES, Zhang H, Krumholz HM, Li J. Assessment of Prevalence, Awareness, and Characteristics of Isolated Systolic Hypertension Among Younger and Middle-Aged Adults in China. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e209743. PMID: 33289843, PMCID: PMC7724558, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged adultsSystolic hypertensionCardiac Events Million Persons ProjectOlder individualsIsolated systolic hypertensionManagement of ISHMillion Persons ProjectPrevalence of ISHPrevious cardiovascular eventsSystolic blood pressureTypes of hypertensionAssessment of prevalenceCross-sectional studyHypertension subtypesCardiovascular eventsBlood pressureChina PatientMean ageHypertensionMAIN OUTCOMEAwareness ratePrevalenceAged adultsYoung adultsAdults