The JNC 8 guidelines and the AHA, ACC, and ASH advisory panels share a basic definition of hypertension for a younger segment of the population as a blood pressure equal to or greater than 140/90 mm ...

New meta-analyses support the updated JNC 8 guideline recommendation to treat systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg for diabetics with hypertension. Treatment of a baseline systolic blood ...

Fewer people should take medicine to control their high blood pressure, a new set of guidelines recommends. Adults aged 60 or older should only take blood pressure medication if their blood pressure ...

The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) incorporates evidence published since JNC 6 was issued in 1997.

Blood Pressure Gauge The aim of the study was to analyze antihypertensive utilization patterns among patients with uncontrolled hypertension despite receiving therapy. Several deviations were observed ...

November 3, 2011 (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) — The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation have issued new guidelines for secondary prevention and risk reduction in ...