The JNC 8 guidelines and the AHA, ACC, and ASH advisory panels share a basic definition of hypertension for a younger segment of the population as a blood pressure equal to or greater than 140/90 mm ...

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Highly Prevalent in African Americans Despite Blood Pressure Control Multiple regression analysis showed that higher average day and nighttime SBP, younger age, and lower ...

Dr. Laragh is highly critical of the overall development of the JNC guidelines. Over the past 25 years during which JNC reports have been produced, science has leaped forward but JNC has leaped ...

One of the most compelling articles published this year that can help clinicians focus on the large number of individuals who need effective hypertension diagnosis and management (the “forest”) is the ...