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An expert opinion suggests that the new ACC/AHA guidelines lowering the hypertension threshold to 130/80 mm Hg may lead to unnecessary pharmacologic therapy and overburden primary care.
Interview with Dr. George Bakris on new blood-pressure guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. (07:58)Download Shifting the threshold for hypertension to 130/80 mm Hg, as the new guidelines do, will overburden our primary care physician workforce, and many people will receive pharmacologic therapy that will carry more risk than benefit.
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