2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults | Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The 2017 guideline is an update of “The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure” (JNC 7), published in 2003. This guideline is comprehensive and incorporates new information from studies regarding blood pressure (BP)-related risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM), home BP monitoring (HBPM), BP thresholds to initiate antihypertensive drug treatment, BP goals of treatment, strategies to improve hypertension treatment and control and various other important issues.