Relaxed BP guidelines cut millions from needing medication

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 30 Maret 2014 | 22.23

MUMBAI: The new American guidelines for treatment of blood pressure would ensure that millions won't need to take daily medication. In fact, researchers from the Duke University Medical Center state that 5.8 million US adults may no longer needing hypertension medication.

In February, the American Eighth Joint National Committee relaxed the blood pressure goal in adults 60 years and older to 150/90, instead of the previous goal of 140/90. Blood pressure goals were also eased for adults with diabetes and kidney disease.

"Raising the target in older adults is controversial, and not all experts agree with this new recommendation," said lead author Ann Marie Navar-Boggan, a cardiology fellow at Duke University School of Medicine.

For the research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Navar-Boggan and team studied a database including over 16,000 participants with blood pressure measurements. They then determined that the proportion of US adults considered eligible for hypertension treatment would decrease from 40.6 % under the old guidelines to 31.7 % under the new recommendations.

"The new guidelines do not address whether these adults should still be considered as having hypertension," Navar-Boggan said. "But they would no longer need medication to lower their blood pressure."


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