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Blood Pressure Treatment Targets in Adults with Hypertension: A Guideline Topline
This guideline topline summary of recommendations for treating hypertension in adults is adapted from the American Academy of Family Physicians clinical guideline.
A clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has updated its recommendations for blood pressure level targets for treating hypertension in adults with or without cardiovascular disease.
The slides below convey those targets and the recommendations of the AAFP, distinguish them from those previously recommended and from other sources, and consider treatment implications to attain them.
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