May 1, 2017Open Access
The 2017 Focused Update of the Guidelines of the Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC) and the Taiwan Hypertension Society (THS) for the Management of Hypertension.
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Adults with hypertension in Taiwan, including specific subgroups: primary prevention, diabetes, coronary…
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Implication
May support updated BP targets for elderly using automated measurement; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
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Population
Adults with hypertension in Taiwan, including specific subgroups: primary prevention, diabetes, coronary heart disease, prior stroke, chronic kidney disease (eGFR 20-60 ml/min/1.73 m2), and elderly patients (aged ≥ 75 years).
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Intervention
Updated blood pressure targets based on measurement method (unattended automated office BP vs. traditional office BP), including a systolic BP target of < 120 mmHg for high-risk patients using automated office BP.
The 2017 TSOC/THS guidelines recommend more aggressive blood pressure targets, including <120 mmHg for high-risk patients using automated office BP measurement, to substantially decrease cardiovascular events in Taiwan.
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Chiang et al. (2017) studied this question.
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