title: Indications and choice of antihypertensive drugs (cont'd): British recommendations.
abstract: (1) In the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors, antihypertensive monotherapy should be started in patients with a systolic blood pressure of at least 160 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure of at least 100 mm Hg at repeated measurements.
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents