| Risk-based classification of hypertension and the role of combination therapy. | |
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PMID: 18174778 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The recognition of a continuous relationship between elevated blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular risk has influenced national and international guidelines for the classification, prevention, and management of hypertension. The most recent report (2003) of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure uses BP thresholds to define categories of normal, prehypertension, and hypertension. A new definition proposed by the Hypertension Writing Group in 2005 offers an approach to diagnosis and management based on global or total risk. Thus, even in the absence of sustained elevations in BP, patients may have a moderate to high risk of vascular events due to the presence of additional cardiovascular risk factors, disease markers, and target organ damage. The 2007 European guidelines continue to classify hypertension based on cutoffs while also placing emphasis on multivariate formulations for cardiovascular risk assessment and goals of therapy. All 3 sets of guidelines acknowledge the necessity of using > or =2 antihypertensive agents to attain BP goals in many patients. |
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Authors:
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Matthew R Weir |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Volume: 10 ISSN: 1524-6175 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) Publication Date: 2008 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-01-04 Completed Date: 2008-03-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888554 Medline TA: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 4-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. mweir@medicine.maryland.edu |
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
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administration & dosage Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / administration & dosage Antihypertensive Agents / classification, therapeutic use* Calcium Channel Blockers / administration & dosage Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology, prevention & control* Diuretics / administration & dosage Drug Therapy, Combination Guidelines as Topic Humans Hypertension / classification*, complications, drug therapy Receptors, Angiotensin / antagonists & inhibitors Risk Assessment Risk Factors |
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0/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; 0/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/Calcium Channel Blockers; 0/Diuretics; 0/Receptors, Angiotensin |
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