title: Hypertensive update: highlights from the Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.
abstract: The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VI) proposes a set of public health challenges to fight hypertension. The report proposes a system of risk stratification and pharmacologic therapy. Ongoing care of the person with high blood pressure (HBP) emphasizes the role of the primary care provider.
authors.affiliation: Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Andover, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015980:Public Health Practice
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents