Hypertension Canada guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care.

BACKGROUND: Canada has historically been among the world's leaders in hypertension care, but hypertension treatment and control rates have regressed in recent years. This guideline is intended to provide pragmatic primary care-focused recommendations to improve hypertension management in adults at the population level. METHODS: We employed Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation and ADAPTE frameworks in accordance with …