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New guidelines from the ACC/AHA and other organizations provide updated recommendations for cardiovascular risk assessment and management, though they are not without controversy.
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The 2013 ACC/AHA and related guidelines provide updated, albeit controversial, recommendations for comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction.
I n November 2013, the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines released 1 new statement on general cardiovascular risk assessment and 3 statements focused on reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease and stroke, including lifestyle management, treatment of blood cholesterol, and the management of overweight and obesity (the latter written in collaboration with The Obesity Society).[1][2][3][4] A fifth statement on effective approaches to high blood pressure (BP) control, a collaboration among AHA, ACC, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also was published.5 In addition, in December 2013, separate guidance statements from the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) and the American Society of Hypertension/International Society of Hypertension for management and control of hypertension to minimize cardiovascular risk and complications were released.6,7 Each of the new statements is relevant to reducing the burden of stroke, and although they all represent a major step forward, they are not without controversy.
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Gorelick et al. (2014) conducted a review in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiovascular risk guidelines was evaluated. New guidelines from the ACC/AHA and other organizations provide updated recommendations for cardiovascular risk assessment and management, though they are not without controversy.
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