2025 AHA/ACC Multi-Society Hypertension Guideline Redefines Risk and Treatment Thresholds

The 2025 AHA/ACC Guideline introduces PREVENT-based CVD risk, new secondary hypertension triggers, and major changes in initial drug therapy for pharmacists managing hypertension.

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Authors: Writing Committee Members*, Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, Taler SJ, Johnson HM, Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Altieri MM, Bansal N, Bello NA, Bress AP, Carter J, Cohen JB, Collins KJ, Commodore-Mensah Y, Davis LL, Egan B, Khan SS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Melnyk BM, Mistry EA, Ogunniyi MO, Schott SL, Smith SC Jr, Talbot AW, Vongpatanasin W, Watson KE, Whelton PK, Williamson JD

Citation: Writing Committee Members*, Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, et al. 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979). 2025;82(10):e212-e316. doi:10.1161/HYP.0000000000000249

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