Key result
National surveillance shows only ~58% BP control among hypertensive patients amid low new medication initiation.
Why the study?
Uncontrolled blood pressure remains common in the US, and new technologies or programs to improve control can be costly, burdensome, and may fail to produce desired results or reduce disparities.
Observational (n=826,000)
Yes
The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory is a national platform for surveillance and research, with preliminary data showing suboptimal BP control (58%) and clinical inertia in the US.
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Documents gaps in BP control and intensification; leaves open scalable strategies to close them.
Pletcher et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=826,000). National surveillance of 826,000 patients with hypertension revealed a 58% overall blood pressure control rate, and only 12% with high BP received a new antihypertensive medication order.
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