5 – Treatment of Hypertension In Special Patient Groups – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines

The best place to start for a review of the new 2017 hypertension guidelines are these two podcasts from the American College Of Cardiology:

Eagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of November 13) [Link is to the podcast]:

This week’s View is part 1 of a two-part discussion of key points to remember from the 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.

Eagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of November 20) [Link is to the podcast]:

This week’s View is part 2 of a two-part discussion of the principles of drug therapy from the 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.

This is the fifth of nine posts extracting the highlights of the new 2017 hypertension guidelines (Resource 2). The nine posts are:

Resources

2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for
the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in
Adults [PubMed Citation] [Full Text PDF]. Hypertension. 2017 Nov 13. pii: HYP.0000000000000065. doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065. Epub ahead of print

2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. [PubMed Citation] [Full Text PDF].

The following are extracts from the executive summary of the 2017 Hypertension Guidelines (Resource 2):

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