TY  - JOUR
T1  - COntrol of hypertension-reply
AU  - Kochar MS
Y1  - 1977/05/30
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1977.03270490018004
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2378
EP  - 2378
VL  - 237
IS  - 22
N2  - In the past, physicians have been too willing to brush off mild to moderate hypertension as "not dangerous." This has led to the enormous problem of uncontrolled hypertension. According to the Milwaukee Blood Pressure Program data on 135,000 persons screened for hypertension, for every person under the age of 50 years with adequately controlled hypertension (blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg or less), there are ten with uncontrolled hypertension.Although obesity causes blood pressure elevation, weight loss alone generally leads to a reduction in blood pressure of only 5 to 10 mm Hg. To date, there is no evidence that only regular exercise, in absence of weight reduction, leads to blood pressure control in a hypertensive patient. Other nonpharmacologic means of blood pressure control such as yoga, transcendental meditation, relaxation response, and biofeedback are also under investigation. The blood pressure reduction is usually no more than 10 mm Hg
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1977.03270490018004
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1977.03270490018004
ER  -