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This is the eighth of nine posts extracting the highlights of the new 2017 hypertension guidelines (Resource 2). The nine posts are:
- 1 – Definition And Measurement Of High Blood Pressure – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on Nov 23, 2017
- 2 – Evaluation And Causes Of Hypertension – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 24, 2017
- 3 – Treatment Of Hypertension – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 24, 2017
- 4 – Treatment of Hypertension In Patients With Comorbidities – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 25, 2017
- 5 – Treatment of Hypertension In Special Patient Groups – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 26, 2017
- 6 – Treatment Of Resistant Hypertension – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 26, 2017
- 7 – Treatment Of Hypertensive Emergencies – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 26, 2017
- 8 – Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 26, 2017 – Pending
- 9 – Treatment of Hypertension To Prevent Cognitive Decline And Dementia – Extracts From The New 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. Posted on November 26, 2017
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):
