2017 ACC/AHA Blood Pressure Treatment Guideline Recommendations and Cardiovascular Risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) blood pressure (BP) guideline provides updated recommendations for antihypertensive medication initiation and intensification.

Objectives

Determine the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events among adults recommended and not recommended antihypertensive medication initiation or intensification by the 2017 ACC/AHA BP guideline.

Methods

The authors analyzed data for black and white REGARDS (REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke) study participants (age ≥45 years). Systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were measured twice at baseline (2003 to 2007) and averaged. Participants not taking (n = 14,039) and taking (n = 15,179) antihypertensive medication were cate

SUBMITTER: Colantonio LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6346270 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature