Hypertension is an easily diagnosed and (potentially) easily treated problem. Nevertheless, despite more than 30 years of guidelines exhorting physicians and physicians exhorting patients ...
Blood pressure guidelines serve as a beacon of best practice for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. The many cultural and societal differences in hypertension risk factors and management ...
Sep. 5, 2024 — Over-the-counter blood pressure measuring devices offer a simple, affordable way for people to track hypertension at home, but the standard arm-size ranges for these devices won't ...
These guidelines streamlined the diagnostic categories into just three: hypertension (140/90 mm Hg or greater), elevated (120-139/70-89 mm Hg), and non-elevated (less than 120/70 mm Hg).