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The sixth report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure

·1997·Archives of Internal Medicine

Abstract

THE PURPOSE of the "Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure" (JNC VI) is to provide guidance for primary care clinicians. The committee recognizes that the responsible clinician's judgment of the individual patient's needs remains paramount. Therefore, this national guideline should serve as a tool to be adapted and implemented in local and individual situations. Using evidence-based medicine and consensus, the report updates contemporary approaches to hypertension control. Among the issues covered are the important need for prevention of high blood pressure by improving lifestyles, the cost of health care, the use of self-measurement of blood pressure, the role of managed care in the treatment of high blood pressure, the introduction of new combination antihypertensive medications and angiotensin II receptor blockers, and strategies for improving adherence to treatment. The JNC VI report places more emphasis than earlier reports on absolute

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Archives of Internal Medicine
Published
1997-11-24
Volume
157
Issue
21
Pages
2413
ISSN
0003-9926 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3022929210
Cited by
3,777
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158.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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Archives of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Sodium Intake and Health
Keywords
hypertension, JNC VI guidelines, blood pressure control, hypertension prevention, lifestyle modification, self-measured blood pressure, managed care, combination antihypertensive drugs, angiotensin receptor blockers, medication adherence, health care costs, primary care

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