United States Beats Europe For Hypertension Treatment, But Room For Improvement Remains

... By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive, physicians in the U.S. control hypertension significantly better than their counterparts in western Europe. Sixty-three percent of U.S. patients had their blood pressure under control -- compared to 31 percent to 46 percent in Italy, the UK, Germany, Spain or France. The authors caution, however, that better blood pressure control in the United States "should not be too quickly praised." ...