Global impact of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelines: A perspective from Canada

Circulation

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 883-885

  Schiffrin, Ernesto L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular diseases; Guideline; Hypertension; Prehypertension

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CANADA; CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85045538408     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032849     Document Type: Review

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