Adults in the United States with hypertension, recommended for pharmacologic treatment, and with blood pressure above goal
The graph shows the percentage (A) and number (B) of US adults with hypertension, recommended pharmacological treatment, and blood pressure above goal among those receiving pharmacological treatment according to the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines (full bar height), the JNC7 guidelines (orange, bottom section of bars), and the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline but not the JNC7 guideline (blue, top section of bars).
From: Muntner P, Carey RM, Gidding S, et al. Potential US population impact of the 2017 ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guideline. Circulation 2018; 137:109. DOI:
10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032582. Copyright © 2018 American Heart Association. Reproduced with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health. Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.
