Hypertension
The effectiveness of the NHBPEP
can be measured in several ways. Public knowledge regarding the sequelae
of high blood pressure has increased dramatically. For example, in 1972, the
year the program began, less than one-fourth of the American population knew
of the relationship between hypertension and stroke and hypertension and heart
disease. Today, more than three-fourths of the population know of that relationship.
In addition, the Nation's population has received the message to get their
blood pressure measured. Virtually all Americans have had their blood pressure
measured at least once, and three-fourths of the population have it measured
every 6 months.
Campus Resources :
References :
NIH from NHBLI
for information on National
High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP)
NIH from NHBLI
for information on Seventh
Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation,
and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VI) and its Reference
Card
NIH from NHBLI
for information on NATIONAL
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE EDUCATION PROGRAM (NHBPEP) WORKING GROUP REPORT ON AMBULATORY
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
Diagnostics:
Some Other References:
• Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent
Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT):
• Experimental
approaches to determining the choice of first-step therapy for patients with
hypertension. The ALLHAT Research Group Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering
Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial . Clin Exp Hypertens 1996 Apr-May;18(3-4):569-79
• Systolic Blood Pressure in the Elderly Program (
SHEP
Trial ):
• The
benefit of treating isolated systolic hypertension.
Curr Hypertens Rep 2001 Aug;3(4):333-9
• Effect
of treating isolated systolic hypertension on the risk of developing various
types and subtypes of stroke: the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program
(SHEP) . JAMA 2000 Jul 26;284(4):465-71
• Prevention
of heart failure by antihypertensive drug treatment in older
persons with isolated systolic hypertension. SHEP Cooperative Research Group.
JAMA. 1997 Jul 16;278(3):212-6.
• Effect
of treatment of isolated systolic hypertension on left ventricular
mass. JAMA. 1998 Mar 11;279(10):778-80.
• Effect
of diuretic-based antihypertensive treatment on cardiovascular
disease risk in older diabetic patients with isolated systolic hypertension
. JAMA. 1996 Dec 18;276(23):1886-92.
• Influence
of long-term, low-dose, diuretic-based, antihypertensive therapy on
glucose, lipid, uric acid, and potassium levels in older men and
women with isolated systolic hypertension: Arch Intern Med. 1998 Apr
13;158(7):741-51.
• Treatment of Mild Hpertension Study ( TOMHS
):
• Long-term
effects on plasma lipids of diet and drugs to treat hypertension.
JAMA. 1996 May 22-29;275(20):1549-56.
• Comparison
of five antihypertensive monotherapies and placebo for change in left
ventricular mass in patients receiving nutritional-hygienic therapy
in the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study. Circulation. 1995 Feb 1;91(3):698-706.
• Lifestyle
intervention : results of the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study.
Prev Med. 1995 Jul;24(4):378-88.
• General:
• Morbidity
and mortality in the Swedish Trial in Old Patients with
Hypertension (STOP-Hypertension) Lancet. 1991 Nov 23;338(8778):1281-5
