Projection of new thresholds for hypertension to outpatient clinic patients and impact of risk factors: a cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on hypertension management recommend new stage 1 hypertension thresholds (130-139/80-89 mmHg) for starting antihypertensive treatment. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of the 2017 ACC/A...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
2019-10-01
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| Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802019000400356&tlng=en |