Use Clinical Judgment to Individualize Blood Pressure Goals
April 2023
You’ll hear renewed debate about which BP target to aim for in patients with hypertension...as guidelines continue to evolve.
Since 2017, Am Coll of Cardiology and Am Heart Assn guidelines recommend a BP goal of less than 130/80 mm Hg across the board.
Now Am Diabetes Assn guidelines also recommend this. It’s partly due to a recent trial confirming that a systolic BP target of less than 130 lowers CV risk...including for patients with diabetes.
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