Hypertension Epidemiology and Economic Burden: Refining Risk Assessment To Lower Costs

Managed Care

关键词: Hypertension;    epidemiology;    cardiovascular;    renal;    economic burden;    biomarker;    risk assessment;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: MediMedia USA, Incorporated

【 摘 要 】

Background: Hypertension (HTN) continues to be a serious public health problem in the United States and is a major risk factor for stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and other serious cardiovascular and renal diseases. Because HTN can be asymptomatic, its detection and control continues to be a challenge. The total economic burden of HTN is estimated at $73.4 billion in 2009.Objective: To examine the potential prognostic utility of biomarkers to assess hypertension-related cardiovascular risk and their potential impact on treatment in the context of current epidemiology and demographics of HTN.Summary and conclusions: Although blood pressure control rates among people treated for HTN have increased from 51.3 percent to 63.9 percent over the past five years, there remains a vast unmet need for improved efficiency and effectiveness in diagnosis and treatment. Biomarkers provide a promising approach to improve detection and management of disease progression while optimizing health care expenditures.Keywords: Hypertension, epidemiology, cardiovascular, renal, economic burden, biomarker, risk assessment

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