This article provides a concise synopsis of the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults.
This article summarizes key recommendations in the following areas: BP classification, BP measurement, screening for secondary hypertension, nonpharmacologic therapy, BP thresholds and cardiac risk estimation to guide drug treatment, treatment goals (general and for patients with diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and advanced age), choice of initial drug therapy, resistant hypertension, and strategies to improve hypertension control.
Carey et al. (2018) studied this question.