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- Title
The ACC/AHA 2017 Hypertension Guidelines: Both Too Much and Not Enough of a Good Thing?
- Authors
Cohen, Jordana B.; Townsend, Raymond R.
- Abstract
The most notable recommendation in the 2017 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association hypertension guidelines is the reduced threshold for the diagnosis of hypertension, from ≥140/90 mm Hg to ≥130/80 mm Hg in the general population. This commentary discusses the guidelines and why they create as many questions as they answer.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTICS; CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis; HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC blood pressure; AMERICAN College of Cardiology; AMERICAN Heart Association
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2018, Vol 168, Issue 4, p287
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7326/M17-3103