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Hypertension – or elevated blood pressure – is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risk of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases. Hypertension can be defined using specific systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels or reported use of antihypertensive medications. An estimated 1.4 billion
To align with its mission to reduce the global burden of raised blood pressure (BP), the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) has developed worldwide practice guidelines for the management of hypertension in adults, aged 18 years and older.
2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
ii Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults 2016 National Heart Foundation of Australia Abbreviations and acronyms ABI Ankle brachial index ABPM Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ACCESS Acute Candesartan Cilexetil Evaluation in Stroke Survivors ...
hypertension, including those with type 2 diabetes, unless otherwise stated. For managing hypertension in people with chronic kidney disease, see NICE's guideline onchronic kidney disease in adults. 1.1 Measuring blood pressure 1.1.1 Ensure that healthcare professionals taking blood pressure measurements have
This topic provides a broad overview of the definitions, pathogenesis, complications, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of hypertension. Detailed discussions of all these issues are found separately. The reader is directed, when necessary, to more detailed discussions of these issues in other topics.
1 maj 2019 · To update the NICE guideline on hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management (CG127) and to incorporate the identification of malignant hypertension and update the Hypertension in adults: Methods.
