TY - JOUR
T1 - Thinking beyond new clinical guidelines
T2 - Update in hypertension
AU - Griffin, Benjamin R.
AU - Schinstock, Carrie A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
PY - 2015/2/1
Y1 - 2015/2/1
N2 - Hypertension is one of the most common conditions managed by generalists and is a major risk factor for multiple conditions. Surrounded by great debate, the committee appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee published their suggestions for new hypertension treatment guidelines in early 2014. We suggest a new target blood pressure (BP) for the general population older than 60 years of less than 150/90 mm Hg, up from less than 140/90 mm Hg as recommended by the Seventh Joint National Committee, and in diabetic patients, a goal of less than 140/90 mm Hg, up from the Seventh Joint National Committee recommendation of less than 130/80 mm Hg. Regardless of the BP target recommendations suggested by the Eighth Joint National Committee and other organizations, obtaining accurate BP readings and recognizing white-coat and masked hypertension is imperative. Home and ambulatory BP monitoring are useful tools in addition to proper in-office BP readings. The optimal care of the hypertensive patient involves accurate BP characterization, careful use of guidelines, and good clinical judgment.
AB - Hypertension is one of the most common conditions managed by generalists and is a major risk factor for multiple conditions. Surrounded by great debate, the committee appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee published their suggestions for new hypertension treatment guidelines in early 2014. We suggest a new target blood pressure (BP) for the general population older than 60 years of less than 150/90 mm Hg, up from less than 140/90 mm Hg as recommended by the Seventh Joint National Committee, and in diabetic patients, a goal of less than 140/90 mm Hg, up from the Seventh Joint National Committee recommendation of less than 130/80 mm Hg. Regardless of the BP target recommendations suggested by the Eighth Joint National Committee and other organizations, obtaining accurate BP readings and recognizing white-coat and masked hypertension is imperative. Home and ambulatory BP monitoring are useful tools in addition to proper in-office BP readings. The optimal care of the hypertensive patient involves accurate BP characterization, careful use of guidelines, and good clinical judgment.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.07.016
DO - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.07.016
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25659243
AN - SCOPUS:84922164809
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 90
SP - 273
EP - 279
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 2
ER -