title: Optimal blood pressure targets in 2014 - Does the guideline recommendation match the evidence base?
abstract: Various scientific societies have recently published practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of arterial hypertension with no clear consensus on a blood pressure target. This article reviews those recommendations and critically examines if they are based on sound evidence.
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Alviar
authors.affiliation: New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bangalore
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, United States. Electronic address: messerli.f@gmail.com.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Messerli
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012958:Societies, Scientific
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Blood pressure targets; Curva J; Guidelines; Guías clínicas; J curve; Objetivos de presión arterial