2007 Guidelines

20 Aug

Posted at 10:32h in 2007 Guidelines by

1. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSES 2. DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HYPERTENSION 2.1 Systolic versus diastolic and pulse pressure 2.2 Classification of hypertension 2.3 Total cardiovascular risk 2.3.1 Concept 2.3.2 Assessment 2.3.3 Limitations 3. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 3.1 Blood pressure measurement 3.1.1 Office or clinic blood pressure 3.1.2 Ambulatory blood pressure 3.1.3 Home blood pressure 3.1.4 Isolated office or white coat...

20 Aug

Posted at 10:31h in 2007 Guidelines by

For several years the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) decided not to produce their own guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension but to endorse the guidelines on hypertension issued by the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) and International...