Abstract
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released guideline recommendations which defined hypertension using lower values and instituted lower treatment thresholds compared to prior guidelines. The new guidelines defined elevated blood pressure (BP) as a
Highlights
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released guideline recommendations which defined hypertension using lower values and instituted lower treatment thresholds compared to prior guidelines
The most frequent intervention was counseling about lifestyle modifications for 15 of 34 (44.12%) patient encounters
The data supports that the 2017 ACA/AHA guidelines on hypertension are not adequately adopted at the trainee level
Summary
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released guideline recommendations which defined hypertension using lower values and instituted lower treatment thresholds compared to prior guidelines. The new guidelines defined elevated blood pressure (BP) as a systolic or diastolic BP of 130 mm Hg or 80 mm Hg or greater, respectively.
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