P-73: Which standard for blood pressure control? WHO or JNC-VI?

P-73: Which standard for blood pressure control? WHO or JNC-VI?

Given the detrimental effects of uncontrolled hypertension, particularly in high risk patients, the objectives were to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors within the hypertensive (HTN) population and to compare the proportion of HTN patients with controlled blood pressure (BP)...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of hypertension 2001-04, Vol.14 (S1), p.53A-53A
Hauptverfasser: Woo, Ann, DeWolf, William, Maue, Susan K.
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Sprache:eng
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Hypertension Control
JNC-VI
WHO
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Zusammenfassung:Given the detrimental effects of uncontrolled hypertension, particularly in high risk patients, the objectives were to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors within the hypertensive (HTN) population and to compare the proportion of HTN patients with controlled blood pressure (BP) based on guidelines from the Joint National Committee on Hypertension (JNC-VI) and the more stringent World Health Organization-International Society of Hypertension Guidelines (WHO). JNC-VI defines BP control as
ISSN:0895-7061
1941-7225
1879-1905
DOI:10.1016/S0895-7061(01)02105-7