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Editorial
. 2017 Aug 29;136(9):813-816.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029844.

Maximizing Cardiovascular Event Reduction by Expanding and Intensifying the Targets

Boback Ziaeian  1 , Gregg C Fonarow  2
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Editorial

Maximizing Cardiovascular Event Reduction by Expanding and Intensifying the Targets

Boback Ziaeian et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; healthcare disparities; hypertension; myocardial infarction; primary prevention; stroke.

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Conflict of interest statement

DISCLOSURES

Dr Fonarow has conducted research at the National Institutes of Health and has provided consulting for Amgen, Janssen, Medtronic, Novartis, and St Jude Medical. The other author reports no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. National awareness, treatment, and control of high blood pressure.
A, Extent of awareness, treatment, and control of high blood pressure by age (NHANES 2007–2012). B, Age-adjusted prevalence trends for high blood pressure in adults ≥20 years of age by race/ethnicity, sex, and survey year (NHANES 1988–1994, 1999–2006, and 2007–2014). Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg if the subject said “yes” to taking antihypertensive medication or was told on 2 occasions that he or she had hypertension. NH indicates non-Hispanic; and NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. *The category of Mexican Americans was consistently collected in all NHANES years, but the combined category of Hispanics was only used starting in 2007. Consequently, for long-term trend data, the category Mexican American is used.
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Comment on

  • Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults With Blood Pressure <140/90 mm Hg.
    Tajeu GS, Booth JN 3rd, Colantonio LD, Gottesman RF, Howard G, Lackland DT, O'Brien EC, Oparil S, Ravenell J, Safford MM, Seals SR, Shimbo D, Shea S, Spruill TM, Tanner RM, Muntner P. Tajeu GS, et al. Circulation. 2017 Aug 29;136(9):798-812. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027362. Epub 2017 Jun 20. Circulation. 2017. PMID: 28634217 Free PMC article.

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