Open AccessEighth joint national committee (JNC-8) guidelines and the outpatient management of hypertension in the African-American population
Author(s) -
Nicole Abel,
Krysta Contino,
Navjot Jain,
Navjot Grewal,
Elizabeth Grand,
Iris Hagans,
Krystal Hunter,
Satyajeet Roy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.168669
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , diuretic , body mass index , diastole , outpatient clinic , population , calcium channel blocker , cardiology , environmental health
Hypertension is a common medical disease, occurring in about one third of young adults and almost two thirds of individuals over the age of 60. With the release of the Eighth Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment (JNC-8) guidelines, there have been major changes in blood pressure management in the various subgroups.