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Hypertension Guidelines
Hypertension Guidelines
Guidelines
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FMDA JOURNAL CLUB
4/18/18
Marianne Novelli, MD
Hypertension
Stage 1 130–139 mm Hg or 80–89 mm Hg
Office BP
at goal
Yes No
Increased Office BP
CVD risk or ≥5–10 mm Hg
target organ above goal on
damage ≥3 agents
Yes No Yes No
Screen for Screen for
Screening Screening
masked uncontrolled white coat effect with
not necessary not necessary
hypertension with HBPM HBPM
(No Benefit) (No Benefit)
(Class IIb) (Class IIb)
HBPM BP HBPM BP
above goal at goal
Yes No
ABPM BP
above goal
White coat effect:
Continue titrating
Yes No Confirm with ABPM
therapy
(Class IIa)
Masked uncontrolled
Continue current
hypertension:
therapy
Intensify therapy
(Class IIa)
(Class IIb)
Colors correspond to Class of Recommendation in Table 1.
ABPM indicates ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP, blood pressure; and
HBPM, home blood pressure monitoring.
Treatment Recommendations
Blood Pressure (BP) Thresholds and Recommendations for Treatment and Follow-Up
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Clinical ASCVD
Nonpharmacologic
Promote optimal or estimated 10-y CVD risk
therapy
lifestyle habits ≥10%*
(Class I)
No Yes
BP goal met
No Yes
Consider
intensification of
therapy
Angina
pectoris
Yes No
Add
Add
dihydropyridine CCBs,
dihydropyridine CCBs
thiazide-type diuretics,
if needed
and/or MRAs as needed
(Class I)
(Class I)
BP goal <130/80 mm Hg
(Class I)
Albuminuria
(≥300 mg/d or ≥300 mg/g
creatinine)
Yes No
ACE inhibitor
intolerant
Yes No
Patient
qualifies for IV
thrombolysis
therapy
Yes No
And
Previous
diagnosed or treated
hypertension
Yes No
Restart
antihypertensive
Established Established
treatment
SBP ≥140 mm Hg or SBP <140 mm Hg and
(Class I)
DBP ≥90 mm Hg DBP <90 mm Hg
Aim for
BP <140/90 mm Hg
(Class IIb) Initiate Usefulness of starting
antihypertensive antihypertensive
treatment treatment is not
(Class I) well established
(Class IIb)
Aim for
BP <130/80 mm Hg
(Class IIb)