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PART 1. DIAGNOSIS & ASSESSMENT. I ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE. Health care professionals who have been specifically trained to measure blood pressure (BP) accurately should assess BP in all adult patients at all appropriate visits to determine cardiovascular risk and monitor antihypertensive treatment (Grade D).
Hypertension Canada’s 2020 guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment of hypertension in adults and children provide comprehensive, evidence-based guidance for health care professionals and patients.
Hypertension Canada’s 2020 guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment of hypertension in adults and children provide comprehensive, evidence-based guidance for health care pro-fessionals and patients.
The Hypertension Canada Guidelines are the nation’s clinical practice guidelines for the management of hypertension. Developed by an expert volunteer network, the Guidelines are evidence-based, rigorously reviewed, and updated regularly to keep Canada’s health care professionals informed of best-practices in hypertension management.
Patients can be diagnosed with hypertension if the mean SBP is 135 mm Hg or DBP is 85 mm Hg (Grade C). If the out-of-office ABPM or HBPM average is not elevated, white coat hypertension should be diagnosed and pharmacologic treatment should not be instituted (Grade C).
Hypertension Canada's 2020 Comprehensive Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children. Can J Cardiol. 2020 May;36 (5):596-624. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.02.086. Authors.
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RÉSUMÉ. Les lignes directrices 2020 d’Hypertension Canada pour la prévention, le diagnostic, l’évaluation des risques et le traitement de l’hypertension chez l’adulte et l’enfant fournissent aux professionnels de la santé et aux patients des conseils complets et fondés sur des données probantes.
