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  "abstract": "Background: To evaluate the usefulness of blood pressure (BP) screening during blood donation as a nationwide network for hypertension surveillance.\n\nMethods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of routine BP measurements collected at American Red Cross blood donor centers and mobile units across the United States from 2019 to 2025. Volunteer blood donors aged ≥25 years were included. BP categories (normal, elevated, stage 1 hypertension, stage 2 hypertension) were assigned using standard clinical guidelines.\n\nResults: We analyzed 20 849 150 donor visits from 6 192 654 donors. Overall, 17.87% of observations had normal BP, whereas 82.13% screened positive for elevated BP (10.56%) or hypertension (71.57%; 34.57% stage 1, 37.00% stage 2). Elevated BP or hypertension was more common among donors aged ≥40 years, men, and those residing outside metropolitan areas. The proportion who screened positive for stage 2 hypertension increased over time, with a corresponding decline in normal BP.\n\nConclusions: Blood donor BP measurements may provide a useful complementary source of data for nationwide hypertension surveillance, yielding a high rate of screening positivity. Blood donation settings offer a scalable, population‐level opportunity to enhance hypertension surveillance and prevention.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "American Red Cross National Headquarters Washington DC USA",
    "Integrative Biosciences Center Wayne State University Detroit MI USA",
    "Department of Emergency Medicine Wayne State University Detroit MI USA"
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  "doi": "10.1161/jaha.126.049632",
  "fulltext_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13745027/",
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  "pmcid": "PMC13745027",
  "pmid": "42714592",
  "published": "2026-09-09",
  "publisher": "Wiley",
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  "title": "Blood Donation Encounters as a National, Publicly Available Platform for Hypertension Surveillance",
  "title_text": "Blood Donation Encounters as a National, Publicly Available Platform for Hypertension Surveillance",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-12T12:21:25Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/2qdxmbt9ngb54",
  "venue": "Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease",
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