title: [New Aspects and Controversies in the Current European and American Hypertension Guidelines].
abstract: At the end of 2013, the long-awaited guidelines of the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC8) were published. These guidelines developed nine specific recommendations for the management of arterial hypertension. The harmonization of blood pressure treatment thresholds and goals represents a convenient simplification for the practicing physician. However, the recommendations did not come without controversy. Especially the raise of the treatment goal in patients aged 60 years or older was criticized. In this and other aspects, the 2013 guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology and European Society of Hypertension (ESC/ESH 2013) share a different point of view. The article tries to summarize the different viewpoints and to provide an overview over the increasing number of hypertension guidelines.
authors.affiliation: 1 Universitäres Herzzentrum, Klinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nägele
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sudano
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flammer
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruschitzka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012016:Reference Values; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Behandlung der Hypertonie; ESC/ESH guideline; ESC/ESH-Leitlinie; JNC8 guideline; JNC8-Leitlinie; lignes directrices de l'ESC/ESH; lignes directrices du JNC8; traitement de l'hypertension artérielle; treatment of hypertension