Hypertension in Management of Military Medicine

Hypertension in Management of Military Medicine

This study is a retrospective database review of primary care appointments of patients' charts with new diagnoses of hypertension.

Compare the degree of blood pressure control of patients with stage 1 (BP < 130/80 mmHg) and stage 2 hypertension (BP > 20/10 mm Hg above goal BP) before and after the release of the Seventh report of Joint Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) recommendations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Newly diagnosed hypertension