More than 400 medical practices join call to prioritize BP control

Just one year after the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) launched Target: BP™, more than 400 medical practices, providers and health systems are now participating in the joint national initiative aimed at reducing the number of American adults who die from heart attacks and strokes every year.

      One in three American adults — approximately 80 million people — has high blood pressure, and that number is steadily climbing, despite the fact that high blood pressure can be treated easily using evidence-based guidelines. There is a substantial body of evidence showing that high blood pressure is a contributing factor to many major health conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and other disease consequences.