Education, motivation and medication for African Americans: bringing hypertension guidelines to practice.
African Americans suffer from high rates of hypertension and hypertension-related complications. While racial/ethnic differences in blood pressure response to pharmacologic therapy have been described, most randomized hypertension trials with substantial enrollment of African Americans receiving standardized medical care do not support class-specific racial/ethnic differences in key clinical outcomes. Understanding health care systems and the socio-economic and demographic factors that impair access can enhance the ability of the provider to enlist and engage the patient for optimal blood pressure control and end organ protection.
Martins
David
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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA.
Tareen
Naureen
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Nicholas
Susanne B
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Jones
Loretta
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Norris
Keith C
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D001741:Black or African American; D000465:Algorithms; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008019:Life Style; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents