South African Hypertension Society commentary on the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelines
In late 2017, the publication of the new American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) hypertension guidelines created considerable controversy. The threshold for hypertension was redefined as > 130/80 mmHg and target blood pressure < 130/80 mmHg. The purpose of this commentary is to give clarity on the position of the Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS). In South Africa more than 90% of hypertensives are not controlled at < 140/90 mmHg. Furthermore, by redefining hypertension to a level of 130/80 mmHg, this will significantly increase the prevalence of hypertension by 43%. The new targets will necessitate greater use of health services for increased health visits to monitor patients, greater use of antihypertensives to achieve the lower target, and increased use of laboratory services to monitor for adverse effects. It is the position of SAHS that the new definition and targets are not relevant to low- and middle-income countries such as South Africa, the threshold for hypertension remains at 140/90 mmHg, and a universal target is < 140/90 mmHg for all categories of hypertension.
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2019 |
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2019 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30 |
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Cardiovascular journal of Africa - 30(2019), 3 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 184-187 |
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Englisch |
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Rayner, Brian [VerfasserIn] |
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Antihypertensive Agents |
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Date Completed 25.03.2020 Date Revised 25.03.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.5830/CVJA-2019-025 |
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