What makes it very likely that the US will not see a situation similar to the one in Italy is the following:

  * Lower amount of population with High blood pressure.
  * Lower median age.
  * Not having the same one big family model as in Italy.
  * Seeing how bad it can get in Italy and having a better response as a result.

It will still get quite bad in the US, but not like in Italy due to the above factors.