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The 2017 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines lower the threshold for hypertension diagnosis and target blood pressure levels to 130/80 mm Hg.
The 2017 AHA/ACC guidelines lower the hypertension diagnosis threshold to 130/80 mm Hg, prompting global debate, including within the Japanese Society of Hypertension.
he 2017 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ ACC) guidelines for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure (BP) in adults were recently released.1 The core concept in these guidelines is earlier and tighter BP control over 24 hours, with the aim of providing more sustained target organ protection and cardiovascular disease prevention.These guidelines lower the threshold of hypertension diagnosis and target BP levels to 130/80 mm Hg.This direction of strict BP control with a new definition and universal target goal for hypertension will be the topic of debate among the guideline developing committee members of the Japanese Society of Hypertension. 2
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Kazuomi Kario (2018) conducted an editorial in Hypertension. 2017 AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines was evaluated. The 2017 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines lower the threshold for hypertension diagnosis and target blood pressure levels to 130/80 mm Hg.
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