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A Comparison of International Guidelines on Goal Blood Pressure and Initial Therapy for Adults With Hypertension (adapted from JNC 8 guidelines [1]) Guideline Population Goal blood pressure (mmHg) Initial treatment options ESC 2024 [2] General 120–129/70–79
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued guidelines on November 13, 2017, based on the findings of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) a large randomized trial published in November 2015 looking at systolic blood pressure targets of 140 and 120 mmHg among persons with at least 130 mmHg ...
In 2017, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and nine other groups redefined high blood pressure for the first time in fourteen years. [27] Under the new guidelines, the high blood pressure reading is 130 over 80, a change from the old 140 over 80.
This includes an assessment of their risk factors for heart disease, such as a high blood pressure and/or diabetes. To help us decide whether to start someone on a statin, we will frequently use a ...
As early as the 1980s, the college partnered with the American Heart Association to develop the first clinical practice guidelines for cardiovascular practice. In the 1990s, the college used the guidelines to lay the groundwork for studies documenting discrepancies best and actual cardiovascular practices.
Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, which occurs when the measured force of blood flowing through blood vessels is higher than what is considered normal: less than 120 systolic ...
The DASH diet is one of three healthy diets recommended in the 2015–20 U.S. Dietary Guidelines, which also include the Mediterranean diet and a vegetarian diet. [2] [3] The American Heart Association (AHA) considers the DASH diet "specific and well-documented across age, sex and ethnically diverse groups." [3]
According to the American Heart Association, adequate potassium intake lessens the potential blood-pressure-raising effects of excess sodium. Specifically, potassium prompts your kidneys to remove ...