Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Provides guidance for primary clinicians, & serves as a tool to be adapted & implemented in local & individual situations. Using evidence-based med. & consensus, the report updates contemporary approaches to hypertension (HT) control. Covers: lifetime risk of HT; blood pressure (BP) & cardiovascular risk; basis for reclassification of BP; classification of BP; importance of systolic BP; prevention of HT: public health challenges; calibration, maintenance, & use of BP devices; patient evaluation; identifiable causes of HT; genetics of HT; treatment; special situations in HT management; drugs & other agents affecting BP; improving HT control; scheme used for classification of the evidence; & references. Charts & tables.Chobanian, Aram V. is the author of 'Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422303917 and ISBN 1422303918.