When should treatment be started for hypertension?

Genevieve Gabb; Leonard Arnolda; Lindon Wing; Emily  R. Atkins; Vlado Perkovic

doi:10.18773/austprescr.2019.069

When should treatment be started for hypertension?

Genevieve Gabb, Leonard Arnolda, Lindon Wing, Emily R. Atkins, Vlado Perkovic

College of Medicine and Public Health

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Abstract

The article by Emily Atkins and Vlado Perkovic provides a welcome review of contemporary issues regarding blood pressure and vascular risk. Understanding blood pressure and its relationship to premature morbidity and mortality, and the use of effective interventions, has been a major success of the last 100 years. Yet, areas of uncertainty remain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	180-181
Number of pages	2
Journal	Australian Prescriber
Volume	42
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2019.069
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019

Keywords

hypertension
risk
treatment

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