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More than 43 million Americans have high blood
pressure (hypertension), but less than one third of them have achieved
targeted levels of blood pressure. Even among the 23.4 million who
take antihypertensive medications, only 42.9% of these patients
actually get their blood pressure down to acceptable levels. This
failure to adequately treat high blood pressure could cost $1 billion
in excess health costs due to stroke, heart disease, diabetes, kidney
failure and other illnesses, according to the study.
Meeting
of the American Society of Hypertension May 2000
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