title: Hypertension in Mississippi: we can do better.
abstract: Hypertension prevalence rates in Mississippi are currently the highest in our country. Hypertension treatment and control rates are less than ideal. Our best hope is in prevention of hypertension through healthier lifestyles with more physical activity, fewer calories, and lower dietary sodium intake. A commitment by physicians to overcome clinical inertia and achieve control in most patients will be necessary for us to make progress.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. djones@ovc.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008019:Life Style; D008922:Mississippi / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents