Hypertension guidelines published by the Royal College of Physicians
The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions at the Royal College of Physicians develop an up-date of the 2004 recommendation guideline on Hypertension.
Hypertension or persistently high blood pressure is a contributing factor to cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and heart disease, however it can be modified by changes in life-style and pharmaceutical interventions.
Entitled “Hypertension - Management of adults in primary care”, it ought to develop recommendations on treatments and will replace the original recommendation guideline which was developed by the National Institue for Clinical Excellence (NICE) in 2004.
The decision was taken to update the guideline following results from recent trials which have provided new information about the use of blood pressure-lowering drugs. The aim of the guideline is to support adults in the management of hypertension and reduce the rate of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
For further information on this topic, please contact the Royal College of Physicians.
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