Hypertension, or high blood pressure, occurs when blood exerts excessive force against artery walls, potentially damaging organs like the heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes over time. Proper management involves regular monitoring, a balanced diet, consistent exercise, and, if needed, medication from a healthcare provider.
Traditional care models often rely on periodic in-person visits, which can leave gaps in monitoring and management. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) bridges these gaps by enabling continuous, real-time tracking of vital health metrics like blood pressure levels. This proactive approach not only improves patient outcomes but also allows healthcare providers to make timely adjustments to treatment plans, ensuring more personalized and effective hypertension care.
Hypertension by the Numbers
- Approximately 48% of US adults have hypertension. In 2022 nearly half of adults 119.9 million have high blood pressure.
- Between 2017 and 2018, hypertension was more prevalent in men (51.0%) than in women (39.7%)
- Also, Hypertension prevalence was higher among non-Hispanic black (57.1%) than non-Hispanic white (43.6%) or Hispanic (43.7%) adults.
- Only about 25% of adults with hypertension have their blood pressure under control.
- In 2022, high blood pressure was a primary or contributing cause of 685,875 deaths in the United States.
- The estimated cost of hypertension in the United States in 2014 was $131 billion each year, averaged over 12 years (2003-2014)
(Sources: CDC, American Heart Association (AHA)), National Institutes of Health(NIH))
