RT Journal
A1 Khanna R, Victor RG, Bibbins-Domingo K, Shapiro MF, Pletcher MJ
T1 MIssed opportunities for treatment of uncontrolled hypertension at physician office visits in the united states, 2005 through 2009
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD September 24
VO 172
IS 17
SP 1344
OP 1345
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2749
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2749
AB 
Hypertension affects nearly one-third of all US adults and is a leading treatable cause of cardiovascular death.1- 2 National guidelines recommend prescribing new blood pressure (BP) medication for all untreated patients with an established diagnosis of hypertension and for treated patients with stage 2 BP elevation.2 It is unclear how often these guidelines are followed nationally. We analyzed new BP medication prescriptions for patients with uncontrolled hypertension using the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS).