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Disruption in Blood Pressure Control With the COVID-19 Pandemic: The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory
Document Type
article
Source
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 98(5)
Subject
Cardiovascular
Clinical Research
Hypertension
Prevention
Good Health and Well Being
Humans
Blood Pressure
Antihypertensive Agents
Pandemics
COVID-19
Medical and Health Sciences
Language
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore trends in blood pressure (BP) control before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Patients and methodsHealth systems participating in the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) Blood Pressure Control Laboratory Surveillance System responded to data queries, producing 9 BP control metrics. Averages of the BP control metrics (weighted by numbers of observations in each health system) were calculated and compared between two 1-year measurement periods (January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020).ResultsAmong 1,770,547 hypertensive persons in 2019, BP control to