title: Education, motivation and medication for African Americans: bringing hypertension guidelines to practice.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Naureen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tareen
authors.forename: Susanne B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Keith C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Norris
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents