Sustainability of blood pressure reduction in black barbershops

• Published in: Current opinion in cardiology Vol. 34; no. 6; p. 693
• Main Authors: Blyler, Ciantel A, Rader, Florian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Adult; African Americans; Aged; Antihypertensive Agents - administration & dosage; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Barbering; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods; Community-Institutional Relations; Humans; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - therapy; Los Angeles; Male; Middle Aged; Professional-Patient Relations; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Los Angeles

The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among non-Hispanic blacks increased from 41 to 55% with the release of the new 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines - the highest among any racial group. Non-Hispanic black men have less physician interaction and lower blood pressure (BP) treatment and control rates when comp...