Proportion of US Adults Potentially Affected by the 2014 Hypertension Guideline

• Autores: Ann Marie Navar Boggan, Michael J. Pencina, Ken Williams, Allan Sniderman
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 311, Nº. 14, 2014, págs. 1424-1429
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Importance The new 2014 blood pressure (BP) guideline released by the panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8; 2014 BP guideline) proposed less restrictive BP targets for adults aged 60 years or older and for those with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

    Objective To estimate the proportion of US adults potentially affected by recent changes in recommendations for management of hypertension.