title: Challenges and scientific considerations in hypertension management reflected in the 2012 recommendations of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program.
abstract: This article provides the scientific rationale and background information for the Canadian Hypertension Education Program's 2012 recommendations for the management of hypertension. It also summarizes the key new recommendations and the theme for 2012, which is the prevention of hypertension. The full recommendations are available at www.hypertension.ca.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, A240, 2075 Bayview Avenue,Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada. sheldon.tobe@sunnybrook.ca
authors.forename: Sheldon W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Tobe
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Norman Rc
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Doreen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rabi
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D019468:Disease Management; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents