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In a recent editorial, Dr Claude Lenfant,¹ a leading cardiovascular health policymaker, reflected on hypertension control in the United States. Dr Lenfant provided a lucid review of progress over the almost 30-year life of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP). He also cited the failure to reach the Healthy People 2000 goal, with only 50% of those with hypertension having their blood pressure controlled. It is a sobering fact that the actual control rates in 1994 (the latest year for which data for Healthy People 2000 are available) were far less, namely 23%, with control rates a depressing 10% in men aged 18 to 74 years.²

Almost 30 years after the start of the NHBPEP, hypertension control rates in the United States can hardly be deemed successful. Indeed, coupled with the grim picture of heart disease and stroke statistics among minorities, "lack of success" is a more appropriate . . . [Full Text of this Article]