Implications of 2017 hypertension guidelines for Indian patients

Indian Hypertension Guidelines-ii

Co-existence of hypertension and diabetes is being increasingly recognised. 30-35% of hypertensives are detected to have diabetes. The prevalence of hypertension is 1.5 to 2 times greater in patients with diabetes mellitus compared 90 with matched non-diabetic individuals. In India, it is predicted that there is going to be a steep increase in the number of Type II diabetic 91 patients. Coexist...

Indian guidelines on hypertension (I.G.H.) - III. 2013.

Hypertension Guidelines Implications Implications of New Hypertension Guidelines in the United States

The American Heart Association Task Force released a scientific statement in 2007 for the treatment of hypertension in the prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). These guidelines recommend more aggressive control of blood pressure (BP) among those at high risk for CAD: individuals with diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, or a 10-yea...

Hypertension Canada's 2017 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults.

Hypertension Canada provides annually updated, evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis, assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension. This year, we introduce 10 new guidelines. Three previous guidelines have been revised and 5 have been removed. Previous age and frailty distinctions have been removed as considerations for when to initiate antihypertensive therapy. In the presence o...

Hypertension in Indian Truck Drivers: The Need for Comprehensive Service Provision to This Mobile Population (2017-18)

Background: Uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes in truckers can negatively affect their work performance. This paper analyses the first-year data of an eye care program for truckers to assess their need for hypertension and diabetes screening. Materials and Method: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected via eye camps for truckers held between July 2017 and June 2018. Truckers wh...