Abstract The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and 2018
European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Hypertension clinical practice …

Clinical practice guidelines are an important established resource in medicine and public
health. Clinical practice guidelines are particularly well suited to conditions such as high …

Cardiology (JACC). This guideline is the first one released since the National Heart Lung
and Blood Institute (NHLBI) transferred responsibility for hypertension guideline …

Hypertension is the most common condition seen in primary care and leads to myocardial
infarction, stroke, renal failure, and death if not detected early and treated appropriately …

Despite the availability of effective pharmacological treatments to aid the control of blood
pressure, the global rate of uncontrolled blood pressure remains high. As such, further …

Hypertension affects% 29% of the US adult population, an estimated 72 million people, with
a prevalence of> 65% in persons older than 60 years. 1, 2 It is an important risk factor for …

In the Guidelines, differentiation between optimal and essential standards were not always
possible, and were made in sections where it was most practical and sensible. The …

The 2013 guidelines on hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and
the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) follow the guidelines jointly issued by the two …

Hypertension is a major independent risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, heart
failure, and renal failure. One of every 3 American adults—or approximately 67 million adults …

Hypertension, the world's most common and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, 1 has
been the focus of multiple clinical practice guidelines dating back to the first Joint National …