British Hypertension Society guidelines for hypertension management 1999: summary

Summary points Use non-pharmacological measures in all hypertensive and borderline hypertensive people Initiate antihypertensive drug treatment in people with sustained systolic blood pressure â[per thousand]¥160 mm Hg or sustained diastolic blood pressure â[per thousand]¥100 mm Hg Decide on treatment in people with sustained systolic blood pressure between 140 and 159 mm Hg or sustained diastolic blood pressure between 90 and 99 mm Hg according to the presence or absence of target organ damage, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or a 10 year coronary heart disease risk â[per thousand]¥15% according to the Joint British Societies coronary heart disease risk assessment programme or risk chart Optimal blood pressure treatment targets are systolic blood pressure