Clinical Review
Optimizing Office Blood Pressure Measurement at a VAMC
Fed Pract. 2012 May;29(5):35
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John Nord, MD; Barry Stults, MD; Richard Rose, MD; Amelia E. Underwood, MD; Tyler Williams, MD; Gavin West, MD; Timothy Huhtala, MD; and Caroline K. Milne, MD
Hypertension (HTN), the dominant contributor to global mortality, affects 29% of U.S. adults, 60% of Americans aged > 60 years, and more than 60% of patients in the VHA system.1-3 Among treated patients with HTN, only 69% nationally and 75% in the VHA have their blood pressure (BP) controlled below 140/90 mm Hg.2,3