BETHESDA, Maryland — There's a page on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) website with a table that tracks the progress of three "expert panels" and two "working groups" charged ...

NEW YORK, NY — Another day, another set of hypertension guidelines—or so it is starting to seem for cardiologists and primary-care physicians who've yearned for years for new guidance, only to see ...

The argument for cost-effectiveness has become important in the care of patients with diabetes and other comorbidities, as patients typically take multiple medications, each with its own cost-both to ...

The authors formed nine recommendations which are discussed in detail along with the supporting evidence. Evidence was taken from randomized controlled trials, the gold standard for establishing ...

The JNC 8 guidelines and the AHA, ACC, and ASH advisory panels share a basic definition of hypertension for a younger segment of the population as a blood pressure equal to or greater than 140/90 mm ...

Controlled BP levels keep patients alive Panel members from the Eighth Joint National Committee recommend including higher BP cutoffs for older patients and for patients with chronic kidney disease or ...

Approximately 3 million cardiovascular disease (CVD) events could be prevented over the next 10 years by achieving and maintaining the recommendations set forth in the updated hypertension guideline ...