American Journal of Hypertension 1 Original article

Hypertension has long been identified as a primary con-tributor to coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure.1 While the onset of hypertension can be delayed or even pre-vented, its treatment is successful in many with inexpensive medications.1,2 Even with this success, the prevalence of hypertension continues to be at an undesirable level, and its control in the United States is far below what is possible.3 The immigration and growth of Hispanic/Latino popula-tions has increased the need to identify and address their specific health needs. Here, we focus on the prevalence of hypertension and its awareness, treatment, and control in a large and diverse study of Hispanics/Latinos. The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) was designed and implemented to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular and other health conditions and diseases in this heterogeneous population. The overall goal is to determine whether the prevalence of select chronic diseases is similar or different among the various Hispanic