Hypertension Guidelines

Indian Hypertension Guidelines-ii

Co-existence of hypertension and diabetes is being increasingly recognised. 30-35% of hypertensives are detected to have diabetes. The prevalence of hypertension is 1.5 to 2 times greater in patients with diabetes mellitus compared 90 with matched non-diabetic individuals. In India, it is predicted that there is going to be a steep increase in the number of Type II diabetic 91 patients. Coexist...

Chinese Hypertension Guidelines.

According to the 4th National Nutrition and Health Survey in 2002, the prevalence of hypertension in China was 18.8%. Although there are no recent updated nationwide data, it is believed that the prevalence of hypertension has increased substantially in the past decade up to more than 200 million hypertensive patients in the populous country of China. To fight against the growing risk of hypert...

Latin American guidelines on hypertension

Hypertension is a highly prevalent cardiovascular risk factor in the world and particularly overwhelming in low and middle-income countries. Recent reports from the WHO and the World Bank highlight the importance of chronic diseases such as hypertension as an obstacle to the achievement of good health status. It must be added that for most low and middle-income countries, deficient strategies o...

GP's attitudes to hypertension guidelines.

Hypertension Guidelines Implications Implications of New Hypertension Guidelines in the United States

The American Heart Association Task Force released a scientific statement in 2007 for the treatment of hypertension in the prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). These guidelines recommend more aggressive control of blood pressure (BP) among those at high risk for CAD: individuals with diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, or a 10-yea...