The guideline is the signature piece of the Academy’s newly updated Hypertension Clinical Guidance and Practice Resources webpage, which features additional clinician resources, patient education materials and more.
The AAFP also recommends that clinicians consider treating adults who have hypertension to a blood pressure target of less than 135/85 mm Hg to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, based on evidence showing a small additional benefit with this lower target. Based on its review, the AAFP strongly recommends that clinicians treat adults who have hypertension to a standard blood pressure target of less than 140/90 mm Hg to reduce the risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
