New hypertension guidelines: one size fits most?
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3949/ccjm.81a.14003.
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Abstract
The report of the panel appointed to the eighth Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 8) is more evidence-based and focused than its predecessors, outlining a management strategy that is simpler and, in some instances, less aggressive. It has both strengths and weaknesses.
Medical subject headings
- Hypertension