| The 2000 Canadian recommendations for the management of hypertension: part two--diagnosis and assessment of people with high blood pressure. | |
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PMID: 11773936 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To provide updated, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and assessment of high blood pressure in adults. OPTIONS: For people with high blood pressure, the assignment of a diagnosis of hypertension depends on the appropriate measurement of blood pressure, the level of the blood pressure elevation, the duration of follow-up and the presence of concomitant vascular risk factors, target organ damage and established atherosclerotic diseases. For people diagnosed with hypertension, defining the overall risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes requires laboratory testing, a search for target organ damage and an assessment of the modifiable causes of hypertension. Out-of-clinic blood pressure assessment and echocardiography are options for selected patients. OUTCOMES: People at increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and were identified and quantified. EVIDENCE: Medline searches were conducted from the period of the last revision of the Canadian recommendations for the management of hypertension (May 1998 to October 2000). Reference lists were scanned, experts were polled, and the personal files of the subgroup members and authors were used to identify other studies. All relevant articles were reviewed and appraised, using prespecified levels of evidence, by content experts and methodological experts. VALUES: A high value was placed on the identification of people at increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. BENEFITS, HARMS AND COSTS: The identification of people at higher risk of cardiovascular disease will permit counselling for lifestyle manoeuvres and the introduction of antihypertensive drugs to reduce blood pressure for patients with sustained hypertension. In certain settings, and for specific classes of drugs, blood pressure lowering has been associated with reduced cardiovascular morbidity and/or mortality. RECOMMENDATIONS: The present document contains detailed recommendations pertaining to aspects of the diagnosis and assessment of patients with hypertension, including the accurate measurement of blood pressure, criteria for the diagnosis of hypertension and recommendations for follow-up, routine and optional laboratory testing, assessment for renovascular hypertension, home and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and the role of echocardiography in hypertension. VALIDATION: All recommendations were graded according to strength of the evidence and voted on by the Canadian Hypertension Recommendations Working Group. Only the recommendations achieving high levels of consensus are reported here. These guidelines will be updated annually. ENDORSEMENT: These recommendations are endorsed by the Canadian Hypertension Society, The Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, The Adult Disease Division and Bureau of Cardio-Respiratory Diseases and Diabetes at the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control of Health Canada. |
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Authors:
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K B Zarnke; M Levine; F A McAlister; N R Campbell; M G Myers; D W McKay; P Bolli; G Honos; M Lebel; K Mann; T W Wilson; C Abbott; S Tobe; E Burgess; S Rabkin; |
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Type: Consensus Development Conference; Guideline; Journal Article; Practice Guideline; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Canadian journal of cardiology Volume: 17 ISSN: 0828-282X ISO Abbreviation: Can J Cardiol Publication Date: 2001 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-01-04 Completed Date: 2002-01-24 Revised Date: 2008-04-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8510280 Medline TA: Can J Cardiol Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng; fre Pagination: 1249-63 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario N6A 5A5, Canada. Kelly.Zarnke@lhsc.on.ca |
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
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complications Adult Blood Pressure Determination / methods, psychology, standards* Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods, standards Canada Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*, prevention & control* Diabetes Complications Diabetic Nephropathies / complications, diagnosis Echocardiography / standards Electrocardiography Evidence-Based Medicine / methods Humans Hypertension / complications*, diagnosis*, etiology, psychology Hypertension, Renovascular / diagnosis Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / complications, ultrasonography Laboratory Techniques and Procedures / standards Office Visits Patient Compliance Pheochromocytoma / complications, diagnosis Risk Factors Self Care / methods, standards |
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