Hypertension in 2014: making sense of the guidelines.
Hypertension, if not appropriately treated, can lead to stroke, kidney failure, myocardial infarction, and death. Substantial evidence from multiple randomized clinical trials demonstrates the benefit of antihypertensive therapy. Healthcare providers seek scientific evidence by which to base treatments. The purpose of this article is to discuss current hypertension guidelines.
Kristine Anne Scordo is a professor and director of the AG-ACNP Program at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Kim Anne Pickett is a family nurse practitioner at Medical Group of the Carolinas (endocrinology), Spartanburg, S.C.
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D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents