2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 71; no. 19; pp. 2199 - 2269
• Main Authors: Whelton, Paul K, Carey, Robert M, Aronow, Wilbert S, Casey, Jr, Donald E, Collins, Karen J, Dennison Himmelfarb, Cheryl, DePalma, Sondra M, Gidding, Samuel, Jamerson, Kenneth A, Jones, Daniel W, MacLaughlin, Eric J, Muntner, Paul, Ovbiagele, Bruce, Smith, Jr, Sidney C, Spencer, Crystal C, Stafford, Randall S, Taler, Sandra J, Thomas, Randal J, Williams, Sr, Kim A, Williamson, Jeff D, Wright, Jr, Jackson T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Limited 15-05-2018
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Advisory Committees - standards; American Heart Association; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Cardiology - methods; Cardiology - standards; Cardiovascular disease; Clinical medicine; Clinical practice guidelines; Diabetes; Disease Management; Disease prevention; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - therapy; Medical diagnosis; Patient compliance; Patients; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; Research Report - standards; United States - epidemiology; United States; ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines; blood pressure; risk reduction; chronic kidney disease; secondary hypertension; lifestyle measures; systems of care; ambulatory care; antihypertensive agents; hypertension emergency; resistant hypertension; measurement; treatment outcomes; behavior modification; treatment adherence; nonpharmacologic treatment; diabetes; hypertension
• ISSN: 0735-1097; 1558-3597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.005

Under the management of the ACC/AHA Task Force, a Prevention Subcommittee was appointed to help guide development of the suite of guidelines on prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). These guidelines, which are based on systematic methods to evaluate and classify evidence, provide a cornerstone for quality cardiovascular care. The ACC and AHA sponsor the development and publication of guidelines without commercial support, and members of each organization volunteer their time to the writing and review efforts. Guidelines are official policy of the ACC and AHA.