Management of High Blood Pressure in Those without Overt Cardiovascular Disease Utilising Absolute Risk Scores
Increasing blood pressure has a continuum of adverse risk for cardiovascular events. Traditionally this single measure was used to determine who to treat and how vigorously. However, estimating absolute risk rather than measurement of a single risk factor such as blood pressure is a superior method...
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| description | Increasing blood pressure has a continuum of adverse risk for cardiovascular events. Traditionally this single measure was used to determine who to treat and how vigorously. However, estimating absolute risk rather than measurement of a single risk factor such as blood pressure is a superior method to identify who is most at risk of having an adverse cardiovascular event such as stroke or myocardial infarction, and therefore who would most likely benefit from therapeutic intervention. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators must be used to estimate absolute risk in those without overt CVD as physician estimation is unreliable. Incorporation into usual practice and limitations of the strategy are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-12865ba39bfc4aea91658a9e1a18141c2025-02-03T01:10:16ZengWileyInternational Journal of Hypertension2090-03922011-01-01201110.4061/2011/595791595791Management of High Blood Pressure in Those without Overt Cardiovascular Disease Utilising Absolute Risk ScoresMark R. Nelson0Discipline of General Practice, Menzies Research Institute, Private Bag 23, Hobart, TAS 7001, AustraliaIncreasing blood pressure has a continuum of adverse risk for cardiovascular events. Traditionally this single measure was used to determine who to treat and how vigorously. However, estimating absolute risk rather than measurement of a single risk factor such as blood pressure is a superior method to identify who is most at risk of having an adverse cardiovascular event such as stroke or myocardial infarction, and therefore who would most likely benefit from therapeutic intervention. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators must be used to estimate absolute risk in those without overt CVD as physician estimation is unreliable. Incorporation into usual practice and limitations of the strategy are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/595791 |
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| title | Management of High Blood Pressure in Those without Overt Cardiovascular Disease Utilising Absolute Risk Scores |
| title_full | Management of High Blood Pressure in Those without Overt Cardiovascular Disease Utilising Absolute Risk Scores |
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