adults who will require antihypertensive medication, authors said. However, there will only be a small increase in the number of U.S. adult population (46 percent) having high blood pressure, or hypertension. adults having high blood pressure (32 percent) with the previous definition, the new guidelines will result in nearly half of the U.S. The guidelines were presented today at the Association’s 2017 Scientific Sessions conference in Anaheim, the premier global cardiovascular science meeting for the exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians. The guidelines are being published by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for detection, prevention, management and treatment of high blood pressure. 13, 2017 - High blood pressure should be treated earlier with lifestyle changes and in some patients with medication – at 130/80 mm Hg rather than 140/90 – according to the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in more than a decade.
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