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American Heart Association’s Strategic Approach to Blood Pressure Control: A Science Advisory

This Advisory presents the American Heart Association Blood Pressure Control Logic Model as a unifying framework to coordinate and scale multi-sector efforts to improve blood pressure control across healthcare and community settings.

  • Hypertension is a public health challenge in the U.S., affecting more than 120 million people
  • Effective hypertension management and control depend on multi-sector collaboration and aligned data and measurement
  • Culturally and linguistically appropriate education can improve self-management and connection to care

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Upcoming Meetings

Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2026

October 7–11, 2026
Hyatt Regency Crystal City | Arlington, Virginia

Resuscitation Science Symposium 2026

November 7–8, 2026
McCormick Place Convention Center | Chicago, Illinois

Scientific Sessions 2026

November 6–9, 2026
McCormick Place Convention Center | Chicago, Illinois

International Stroke Conference 2027

Pre-Cons and Stroke Nursing Symposia: February 9, 2027
Sessions: February 10–12, 2027
George R. Brown Convention Center | Houston, Texas


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Commentary: Glow Up to Grow Up: How Today’s Youth Must Embrace a Heart Healthy Lifestyle to Improve Longevity 03/26/2025 | Author: Amber E. Johnson, MD, MS, MBA, FACC, FAHA; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA | Adolescence occurs between the ages of ...

Commentary: Blood culture negative endocarditis: dire straits for the Heart Team 03/17/2025 | Author: Cristiane C Lamas, MD MRCP PhD | Infective endocarditis is a severe ...

Commentary: The Next Frontier in Critical Care Cardiology: Transforming Care, Training, and Research 02/13/2025 | Author: Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC; Carlos L Alviar, MD, FACC; Rosy Thachil, MD, FACC | In 2012, Dr. Morrow et al ...

Commentary: Risk Assessment for Patients Considering Assisted Reproductive Technology 01/15/2025 | Author: Anna Grodzinsky, MD, MSc; Jennifer Kawwass, MD | Publications highlighting risk ...

Commentary: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing continues to evolve 01/09/2025 | Author: William B. Orr, MD | Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) ...