Open AccessNew findings bearing on the prevention, detection and management of high blood pressure
Author(s) -
Robert M. Carey,
Paul K. Whelton
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in cardiology/current opinion in cardiology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1080-787X
pISSN - 0268-4705
DOI - 10.1097/hco.0000000000000864
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , guideline , ambulatory blood pressure , cardiology , left ventricular hypertrophy , context (archaeology) , heart failure , kidney disease , masked hypertension , ambulatory , pathology , paleontology , biology
Hypertension is the foremost risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death. This review highlights recent findings that apply to the prevention, detection, and management of high blood pressure (BP), in the context of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association BP guideline.