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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.
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  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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