People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they received care at clinics and primary care practices in low-income areas suggests a study. The study was published in JAHA: Journal of the American Heart Association. Participants in a low-income area had a 25 per cent higher chance of dying from any cause and a 25 per cent higher likelihood of hospitalisation and death related to heart failure over the course of the study period than those receiving care in higher-income areas. In addition participants at low-income sites also had