The 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults.
ACC/AHA TASK FORCE MEMBERS Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair; Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, MACC, FAHA, Chair-Elect; Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, FACC, FAHA, Immediate Past Chair; Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA; Joshua A. Beckman, MD, MS, FAHA; Kim K. Birtcher, MS, PharmD, AACC; Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA***; Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC***; Joaquin E. Cigarroa, MD, FACC; Lesley H. Curtis, PhD, FAHA***; Anita Deswal, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA; Lee A. Fleisher, MD, FACC, FAHA; Federico Gentile, MD, FACC; Samuel Gidding, MD, FAHA***; Zachary D. Goldberger, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA; Mark A. Hlatky, MD, FACC, FAHA; John Ikonomidis, MD, PhD, FAHA; José A. Joglar, MD, FACC, FAHA; Laura Mauri, MD, MSc, FAHA; Susan J. Pressler, PhD, RN, FAHA***; Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN, FAHA; Duminda N. Wijeysundera, MD, PhD
“We're excited about these guidelines. We think that they will empower clinicians. We think they'll empower adults, especially those with elevated and high blood pressure, [but] also those with normal blood pressure who want to prevent going into that elevated sphere. We're confident that if the guideline is implemented it will improve the cardiovascular health of our adult community in the United States.”
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