Implications of the new 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Aeart Association Guidelines for Hypertension.

Implications of the new 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Aeart Association Guidelines for Hypertension. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2019 Jun 20;: Authors: Aronow WS Abstract Automated validated devices should be used for measuring blood pressure (BP). The 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) hypertension guidelines recommend that a systolic BP between 120-129 mm Hg with a diastolic BP less than 80 mm Hg should be treated with lifestyle measures. These guidelines recommend treatment with lifestyle measures plus BP lowering drugs for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in persons with clinical cardiovascular disease and an average systolic BP of ≥130 mm Hg or an average diastolic BP ≥ 80 mm Hg. These guidelines recommend treatment with lifestyle measures plus BP lowering drugs for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in persons with an estimated 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ≥ 10% and an average systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg or an average diastolic BP ≥80 mm Hg. These guidelines recommend treatment with lifestyle measures plus BP lowering drugs for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in persons with an estimated 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease of < 10% and an average systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg or an average diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm Hg. These guidelines recommend initiating antihypertensive drug therapy with 2 first-l...
Source: Minerva Cardioangiologica - Category: Cardiology Tags: Minerva Cardioangiol Source Type: research