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3 keys to help your practice achieve health equity in hypertension

Find out how to better collect race and ethnicity data to identify inequities, take action on hypertension and improve blood pressure control.

Hypertension
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6 MIN READ

4 ways to reduce therapeutic inertia in patients with high BP

While accurate measurement is important for diagnosing hypertension, physicians must also focus on acting rapidly to manage elevated BP.

Hypertension
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4 MIN READ

Surgeon general: Hypertension control must be a national priority

Tailored strategies needed to improve reach, equity of BP-control efforts across health care and other sectors of society. Learn more with the AMA.

Hypertension
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AMA statement on Surgeon General’s call to action on hypertension

The American Medical Association (AMA) welcomes the Surgeon General’s new call to action today to prioritize hypertension control in the U.S.

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Why self-measured blood pressure monitoring matters during COVID-19

Physicians and patients must work together to treat hypertension, particularly as COVID-19 cases surge and people remain reluctant to visit the doctor.

Hypertension