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High blood pressure affects approximately one in three adults in the Americas, Europe, some Asian... more High blood pressure affects approximately one in three adults in the Americas, Europe, some Asian countries and Australia, and one billion people worldwide."2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Report from the panel members appointed to the eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8), (jama.jamanetwork.com)" published Dec.18 by JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, outlines nine specific recommendations for initiating and modifying pharmacotherapy for patients with elevated blood pressure (BP). We are concerned that relaxing the recommendations may expose more persons to the problem of inadequately controlled blood pressure," AHA President A condensed version of the guideline's nine recommendations follows: In the general population ages 60 and older, pharmacologic treatment to lower BP should be initiated at a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 150 mmHg or higher or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 ...
High blood pressure affects approximately one in three adults in the Americas, Europe, some Asian... more High blood pressure affects approximately one in three adults in the Americas, Europe, some Asian countries and Australia, and one billion people worldwide."2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Report from the panel members appointed to the eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8), (jama.jamanetwork.com)" published Dec.18 by JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, outlines nine specific recommendations for initiating and modifying pharmacotherapy for patients with elevated blood pressure (BP). We are concerned that relaxing the recommendations may expose more persons to the problem of inadequately controlled blood pressure," AHA President A condensed version of the guideline's nine recommendations follows: In the general population ages 60 and older, pharmacologic treatment to lower BP should be initiated at a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 150 mmHg or higher or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 ...