Perspective from Sweden on the global impact of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Hypertension Guidelines A "sprint" beyond Evidence in the United States

Circulation

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 886-888

  Brunström, Mattias ^a   Carlberg, Bo ^a   Lindholm, Lars H ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antiyhypertensive agents; Blood pressure; Blood pressure determination; Guideline; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWEDEN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047722273     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033632     Document Type: Review

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