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Blood Pressure Patternsin the General Population (NHANES III)MenWomen150150130110SBPPP130110SBPPP808070DBP70DBP30-3939 40-4949 50-5959 60-6969 70-7979 80Age30-3939 40-4949 50-5959 60-6969 70-7979 80AgeAdapted from Burt VL et al. Hypertension 1995;25:305-313. 313.
JNC 7*:Need for Prompt Aggressive Action• Current control rates unacceptable• Most patients can achieve goal (the majoritywill require >2 drugs)• Adjust therapy monthly or more frequentlyuntil goal is reached“Action to control BP is needed now and isa challenge that all must accept.”—Kottke T et al. JAMA. 2003*JNC 7=The Seventh Report on the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection,Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.Chobanian AV et al. Hypertension. 2003;42:1206–1252.Kottke T et al. JAMA. 2003;289:2573–2575.
Page 1 and 2: • Kathleen Drinan DO, FACC, FACOI
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