In 2014, panel members of the Eighth Joint National Committee published the results of their evidence review and deliberations about the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. The 2014 guideline offers recommendations for the management of hypertension in: People older or younger than age 60 years People aged ≥18 years with chronic kidney disease […]
The long-awaited update to guidelines for the management of hypertension, from the panel appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8), raises the recommended blood pressure threshold to determine the need for drug therapy in many patients.