Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hypertension: Barriers and Opportunities to Improve Blood Pressure Control.

Purpose Of Review: To characterize the barriers and opportunities associated with racial and ethnic disparities in blood pressure (BP) control.

Recent Findings: Blood pressure (BP) control rates in the USA have worsened over the last decade, with significantly lower rates of control among people from racial and ethnic minority groups, with non-Hispanic (NH) Black persons having 10% lower control rates compared to NH White counterparts. Many factors contribute to BP control including key social determinants of health (SDoH) such as health literacy, socioeconomic status, and access to healthcare as well as low awareness rates and dietary habits.

The association between arterial-end-tidal carbon dioxide difference and outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Aim: We sought to determine if the difference between PCO and ECO is associated with hospital mortality and neurologic outcome following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of adult patients who achieved return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after OHCA over 3 years. The primary exposure was the PCO-ECO difference on hospital arrival.