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2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension

The current guidelines support healthcare professionals with the diagnosis and management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension. This 2024 guideline, developed by a multidisciplinary Task Force, updates the 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines on the management of arterial hypertension, using the most robust contemporary evidence. The new updated guideline provides a new simplified classification of blood pressure and outlines processes for the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of individuals with elevated blood pressure and hypertension. 

Treatment
Preventive Cardiology
Prevention
Hypertension
Clinical Skills
Clinical
Pathophysiology and Mechanisms
Risk Factors and Prevention
Epidemiology, Prognosis, Outcome
Diagnostic Methods


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https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae178 

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