Journal article
The 2014 Canadian Hypertension Education Program Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement, Diagnosis, Assessment of Risk, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension
Abstract
Herein, updated evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension in Canadian adults are detailed. For 2014, 3 existing recommendations were modified and 2 new recommendations were added. The following recommendations were modified: (1) the recommended sodium intake threshold was changed from ≤ 1500 mg (3.75 g of salt) to approximately 2000 mg (5 g of salt) per day; (2) a pharmacotherapy …
Authors
Dasgupta K; Quinn RR; Zarnke KB; Rabi DM; Ravani P; Daskalopoulou SS; Rabkin SW; Trudeau L; Feldman RD; Cloutier L
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 485–501
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.cjca.2014.02.002
ISSN
0828-282X