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Superior Physicians and the Treatment of Hypertension
Arch Intern Med. 2002;162:387-388.
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IN THIS ISSUE of the ARCHIVES, the article by Oliveria and colleagues1 sheds light on an important subject: Why doctors do
not treat hypertension in accordance with current guidelines. This subject
takes on special significance for 3 reasons: (1) an estimated 50 million Americans
have hypertension, which is the leading cause for physician visits2; (2) even modest elevations of blood pressure (BP)
are associated with excess morbidity and mortality from coronary disease,
cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart failure, and renal disease3; and (3) treatment has shown that the associated morbidity
and mortality can be significantly reduced.4
Given these facts, it is hard to understand why our health care system is
not accomplishing more in the recognition, treatment, and control of hypertension.
In 1972, compelling data from randomized clinical trials led to the
creation of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) with
its stated goal "to reduce high . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Krishan Gupta, Shalini Gupta, and Jerome D. Cohen
Arch Intern Med. 2002;162(19):2246-2248.
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Physician-Related Barriers to the Effective Management of Uncontrolled Hypertension
Susan A. Oliveria, Pablo Lapuerta, Bruce D. McCarthy, Gilbert J. L'Italien, Dan R. Berlowitz, and Steven M. Asch
Arch Intern Med. 2002;162(4):413-420.
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Undertreatment of Hypertension: A Dozen Reasons
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