Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in the Primary Care Setting.

Cdr Mark P TschanzWilliam C Cushman Travis Edward HarrellDan R BerlowitzJames L Sall

Published in: Annals of internal medicine (2020)

This synopsis summarizes key features of the guideline in several key areas: the measurement of blood pressure, the definition of hypertension, target treatment goals, and nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment of essential and resistant hypertension.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
primary care
hypertensive patients
heart rate
public health
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
blood glucose
arterial hypertension
weight loss
innate immune