Key result
The JNC 8 guidelines simplify hypertension treatment targets based strictly on randomized trials, whereas Brazilian and Latin American guidelines emphasize global cardiovascular risk stratification.
Population
Patients with hypertension
Design
Editorial
Authors
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While JNC 8 simplifies hypertension treatment based strictly on RCT evidence, Latin American guidelines advocate for a more individualized approach incorporating global cardiovascular risk stratification.
While JNC 8 simplifies hypertension treatment based strictly on RCT evidence, Latin American guidelines advocate for a more individualized approach incorporating global cardiovascular risk stratification.
JM Ribeiro (2014) conducted a review in Hypertension. JNC 8 Hypertension Guidelines vs. Brazilian and Latin American Guidelines was evaluated. The JNC 8 guidelines simplify hypertension treatment targets based strictly on randomized trials, whereas Brazilian and Latin American guidelines emphasize global cardiovascular risk stratification.
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