Hypertension Treatment and Control Among 28 Physician Practices Across the United States: Results of the Hypertension: Assessment of Treatment to Target (HATT) Study

J Clin Hypertens(Greenwich). 2010;12:603–612. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Chart reviews were conducted at 28 US physician practices to evaluate blood pressure (BP) management. The cross-sectional study included 8250 adult patients diagnosed with hypertension. The primary outcome variable was BP control (BP 10 mm Hg systolic or >5 mm Hg diastolic; among these patients, 36% used 0 or 1 antihypertensive medication, and 32% used 2 medications. Opportunity exists to improve BP control in this population.