Be Familiar With New Hypertension Guidelines

Conversations about managing uncomplicated hypertension will be spurred by updated Am Coll of Cardiology/Am Heart Assn guidelines.

Almost half of adults in the US have hypertension...or a BP of 130/80 mm Hg or higher. Note that BP categories haven’t changed.

Don’t automatically start new BP meds or step up doses for asymptomatic BP elevations during hospitalization. For these patients, continue to avoid adding fast-acting or prn meds...and focus on longer-term BP control.

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