HUASHAN HOSPITA 莘山院 Epidemiology of hypertension 50 million individuals in the United states have hypertension 三60 277000 deaths annually in US due to hypertension 1American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines For Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and reatment of Hypertension. Endocrine Practice, Vol 12 No. 2 March/April 2006 2National Center for Health Statistics. Health. United States 2005 with Chartbook on the health of Americans Hyattsville,Maryland2004.Availableat:http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm5 Epidemiology of Hypertension • 50 million individuals in the United States have hypertension1 • 277,000 deaths annually in US due to hypertension2 1American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines For Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension. Endocrine Practice, Vol 12 No. 2 March/April 2006 2National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2005, with Chartbook on the Health of Americans. Hyattsville, Maryland: 2004. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm