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  2. Comparison of international blood pressure guidelines

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    Guidelines on the choice of agents and how best to step up treatment for various subgroups in hypertension (high blood pressure) have changed over time and differ between countries. A Comparison of International Guidelines on Goal Blood Pressure and Initial Therapy for Adults With Hypertension (adapted from JNC 8 guidelines [ 1 ] )

  3. American Heart Association - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology issued new guidelines for clinicians on the management of cholesterol as a way to reduce risk for heart attack and stroke. Newly included in the guidelines is a recommendation to use coronary artery calcium score if healthcare providers are having difficulty deciding if ...

  4. DASH diet - Wikipedia

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    The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or the DASH diet is a diet to control hypertension promoted by the U.S.-based National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The DASH diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains ...

  5. Management of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Hypertension - Wikipedia

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    The American Heart Association estimated the direct and indirect costs of high blood pressure in 2010 as $76.6 billion. [163] In the US 80% of people with hypertension are aware of their condition, 71% take some antihypertensive medication, but only 48% of people aware that they have hypertension adequately control it. [ 163 ]

  7. American Journal of Hypertension - Wikipedia

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    The American Journal of Hypertension is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the field of cardiovascular medicine. It is published by Oxford University Press and the editor-in-chief is Ernesto L. Schiffrin (McGill University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 3.2. [1]

  8. Hypertensive heart disease - Wikipedia

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    In addition, hypertension precedes heart failure in 90% of cases, [7] and the majority of heart failure in the elderly may be attributable to hypertension. [17] Hypertensive heart disease was estimated to be responsible for 1.0 million deaths worldwide in 2004 (or approximately 1.7% of all deaths globally), and was ranked 13th in the leading ...

  9. Hypertension (journal) - Wikipedia

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    Hypertension is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal [1] that was established in 1979. It is published on behalf of the American Heart Association by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . The editor-in-chief is Rhian M. Touyz.