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What patients don't know about BP, stroke: You might be surprised

High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attack and stroke, yet more than a third of high-risk U.S. adults believe they have no cause for worry.

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4 keys to address high BP, stroke among your black patients

The risk of having a stroke is nearly twice as high for African Americans as for whites. This is how physicians can help black patients control high BP and prevent stroke.

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In chronic disease fight, help comes from new care team member

The community health worker’s role extends beyond the clinic to educate patients with prediabetes, hypertension and other chronic conditions.

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8 factors that make digital health work for BP management

With new advancements in digital health technology, what factors encourage adoption from patients and physicians for hypertension management? Find out.

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Young adults are at risk for hypertension. What you need to know

Hypertension’s not just for the middle-aged. Now more young adults have it, underscoring the importance of earlier hypertension awareness and lifestyle interventions.

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Here's how to earn recognition for your BP control work

Physician practices and health systems can earn recognition for their work in improving the hypertension-control rate among their patients. Find out how to get your plaudits.

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Data model will help doctors surf ocean of patient BP info

The AMA’s self-measured blood pressure data model manages the collection and exchange of information to ensure clinical validity and help physicians make sense of it.

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HTN guideline sparks clinics’ push for accurate BP measurement

This health system had thousands of patients with hypertension when the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline came out. Learn how they adjusted to push their BP-control rate to 83 percent.

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Automated office BP readings offer a chance for patient education

Learn how a federally qualified health center shifted focus to improve its rate of hypertension control.

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