title: [Key recommendations of the clinical guidelines of arterial hypertension in primary care].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hypertension ranks first medical care in first level units. It is estimated that half of the patients with hypertension are uncontrolled. The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations to guide diagnosis and treatment of arterial hypertension in primary care, which have been considered key to the process of care, in order to help health professionals in the clinical decision-making.
  
  
  METHODS
  The guide is integrated with recommendations of international guidelines and evidence of published studies indicated the changes regarding the management and treatment of hypertension, as well as differences between the target populations of the guide. Searching for information it is performed by means of a standardized sequence in PubMed and Cochrane Library Plus, from the questions asked. The key recommendations were chosen by a consensus of a group of professionals and health managers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The key recommendations evidence-based standardized help you make decisions about prevention, diagnosis and treatment in patients with hypertension, and will contribute to reducing cardiovascular risk, promote changes in lifestyle, control the disease and reduce complications.
authors.affiliation: Coordinación Técnica de Excelencia Clínica, Unidad de Atención Médica, Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de México, México. abigail.val@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Adriana Abigail
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Valenzuela-Flores
authors.forename: Fortino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Solórzano-Santos
authors.forename: Alma Gabriela
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Valenzuela-Flores
authors.forename: Luis G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Durán-Arenas
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ponce de León-Rosales
authors.forename: M Patricia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Oropeza-Martínez
authors.forename: Jesús Alejandro
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gómez-García
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Moreno-Ruiz
authors.forename: Romel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Vargas
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Amezcua
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Escobar-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Flores
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viniegra-Osorio
authors.forename: Cecilio Walterio
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Oest-Dávila
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soria-Guerra
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Blood pressure; Diagnosis; Hypertension; Life style; Practice guideline