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New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance for hypertension: a review and comparison with the US and European guidelines
  1. Fraser C Goldie1,2,
  2. Adrian J B Brady3
  1. 1 Cardiology, University Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride, UK
  2. 2 Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
  3. 3 Department of Medical Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary Department of Cardiology, Glasgow, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor Adrian J B Brady, Department of Medical Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary Department of Cardiology, Glasgow, G4 0SF, UK; Adrian.Brady{at}glasgow.ac.uk

Abstract

The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for hypertension management has recently been updated. This review article summaries the main recommendations in NICE guidelines, and compares them with the American and European guidelines. NICE and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) recommend diagnosing hypertension at a higher level than the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA). NICE treats to less stringent targets than both the ACC/AHA and the ESC, while using similar, although non-combination pill based, treatment regimens.

  • Hypertension

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-322118

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    • Twitter @FCGoldie1, @PAdrianbrady

    • Contributors Both authors researched the material, and composed the tables and text.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests AJBB is a contributing author to the current ESC/ESH Guideline on Hypertension, he is a past contributing author to NICE Guidance on Hypertension, and was an invited reviewer of the current ACC/AHA guideline.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.