In addition, another 8.6 million currently untreated patients between the ages of 35 and 74 years who have hypertension but no cardiovascular disease would also be eligible for treatment (primary prevention) each year. Achieving guidelines targets in these patients would prevent approximately 41,000 cardiovascular events and 7000 deaths from cardiovascular causes annually and result in cost savings, as compared with the status quo (Table 3). Achieving treatment goals for both primary and secondary prevention would prevent about 56,000 cardiovascular events and 13,000 deaths from cardiovascular causes annually.