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Minerva Cardioangiologica 2019 October;67(5):399-410
DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4725.19.04965-X
Copyright © 2019 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
lingua: Inglese
Implications of the New 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for Hypertension
Wilbert S. ARONOW ✉
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
Automated validated devices should be used for measuring blood pressure (BP). The 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) hypertension guidelines recommend that a systolic BP between 120-129 mmHg with a diastolic BP less than 80 mmHg should be treated with lifestyle measures. These guidelines recommend treatment with lifestyle measures plus BP lowering drugs for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in persons with clinical cardiovascular disease and an average systolic BP of ≥130 mmHg or an average diastolic BP≥80 mmHg. These guidelines recommend treatment with lifestyle measures plus BP lowering drugs for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in persons with an estimated 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ≥ 10% and an average systolic BP ≥130 mmHg or an average diastolic BP ≥80 mmHg. These guidelines recommend treatment with lifestyle measures plus BP lowering drugs for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in persons with an estimated 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease of < 10% and an average systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or an average diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg. These guidelines recommend initiating antihypertensive drug therapy with 2 first-line drugs from different classes either as separate agents or in a fixed-dose combination in persons with a BP ≥140/90 mmHg or with a BP > 20/10 mmHg above their BP target. White coat hypertension must be excluded before starting treatment with antihypertensive drugs in persons with hypertension at low risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Antihypertensive drug treatment for different disorders is discussed.
KEY WORDS: Hypertension; systolic blood pressure; Blood pressure; Antihypertensive agents