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Establish evidence-based international clinical guidelines for defining, assessing, managing, and monitoring mild hypertension.

May 1, 1983HypertensionOpen Access

Guidelines for the treatment of mild hypertension. Memorandum from a WHO/ISH meeting.

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Patients with mild hypertension

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Guideline

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Establishes 1982 evidence-based standards for mild hypertension care; extends foundational protocols for measurement, thresholds, and follow-up into global practice.

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Establish evidence-based international clinical guidelines for defining, assessing, managing, and monitoring mild hypertension.
Convened international expert consensus at the Third Mild Hypertension Conference organized by WHO and ISH in September 1982.
Synthesized available scientific evidence regarding blood pressure measurement methods, risk factors determining treatment initiation, therapeutic options, and clinical follow-up protocols.
Formulated standard operational definitions and diagnostic criteria for mild hypertension based on structured blood pressure measurement procedures.
Delineated patient-specific factors guiding the transition from non-pharmacological observation to antihypertensive therapy alongside standardized long-term follow-up schedules.

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Population

Patients with mild hypertension

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Guidelines for the treatment of mild hypertension

Provides WHO/ISH endorsed guidelines for the definition, measurement, and treatment of mild hypertension based on scientific evidence available in 1982.

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A 1983 study studied this question.

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Hypertension management

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Establishes 1982 evidence-based standards for mild hypertension care; extends foundational protocols for measurement, thresholds, and follow-up into global practice.

Guidelines for the treatment of mild hypertension. Memorandum from a WHO/ISH meeting.

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Guidelines for the treatment of mild hypertension. Memorandum from a WHO/ISH meeting.

Discussion

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