Prevalence of Hypertension, Treatment, and Blood Pressure Targets in Canada Associated With the 2017 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Blood Pressure Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The 2017 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) blood pressure (BP) guidelines redefined hypertension using a BP threshold of 130/80 mm Hg or greater and applied a treatment target of less than 130/80 mm Hg.

Objective

To evaluate the potential change in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension in a Canadian cohort of patients with hypertension attending primary care practices using the ACC/AHA guidelines.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used primary care practices across Canada electronic medical record data from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network, extracted as of June 30, 2015. Adults with at least 1 primary care encounter in the previous 2 years (July 1, 2013,

SUBMITTER: Garies S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6484648 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature