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January 1, 1993Blood Pressure

The 1993 Guidelines for the Management of Mild Hypertension: Memorandum from a WHO/ISH Meeting

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Population

Patients with mild hypertension

Design

Guideline

Authors

Alberto Zanchetti
Alberto ZanchettiPreventive Cardiology
John Chalmers
John ChalmersPreventive Cardiology
KAK ArakawaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Implication

The 1993 WHO/ISH guidelines established standardized definitions and management strategies for mild hypertension, incorporating both systolic and diastolic blood pressure criteria and emphasizing overall cardiovascular risk.

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Population
Patients with mild hypertension (diastolic blood pressure 90-105 mmHg and/or systolic blood pressure 140-180 mmHg)
I
Intervention
Management of mild hypertension including lifestyle modifications and antihypertensive drug treatment

The 1993 WHO/ISH guidelines established standardized definitions and management strategies for mild hypertension, incorporating both systolic and diastolic blood pressure criteria and emphasizing overall cardiovascular risk.

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Zanchetti et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f79e8fd903b7756ca792ehttps://doi.org/10.3109/08037059309077535

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Hypertension management
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