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Published in Cardiology

Expert Opinion / Commentary · December 04, 2017

2017 Top Stories in Cardiology: Hypertension

Ronald Victor MD

 

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  1. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, et al. 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines [published online November 13, 2017].Hypertension. doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065.
  2. Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, et al. 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary [published online November 13, 2017]. J Am Coll Cardiol. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.005.
  3. Highlights from the 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Published November 13, 2017.
  4. Muntner P, Carey RM, Gidding S, et al. Potential U.S. Population Impact of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Guideline [published online November 13, 2017]. Circulation. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032582.
  5. Greenland P, Peterson E. The New 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines "Up the Pressure" on Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension [published online November 20, 2017]. JAMA. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.18605.
  6. Cifu AS, Davis AM. Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults [published online November 20, 2017]. JAMA. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.18706.
  7. The SPRINT Research Group. A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. N Engl J Med. 2015;373(22):2103-2116.

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