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The Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) recently released evidence-based recommendations on treatment thresholds, goals, and medications in the management of hypertension in adults.
In December 2013, the panel members appointed to the eighth Joint National Committee (JNC-8) published a report recommending a higher BP goal (SBP/DBP <150/90 mm Hg) for adults ≥60 years compared with the 2003 JNC-7 recommended target (SBP/DBP <140/90 mm Hg). 8, 9 A minority report from 5 of the 17 JNC-8 panel members warned that relaxation of t...
JNC 8 Hypertension Guideline Algorithm. Adult aged ≥ 18 years with HTN Implement lifestyle modifications Set BP goal, initiate BP-lowering medication based on algorithm. General Population (no diabetes or CKD)
Read the current guidelines and following the history and analysis of the 2014 JNC8 guideline, the 2017 Hypertension Guideline from ACC and AHA, the 2018 Guidline from ESC and ESH, and the 2021 USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hypertension in Adults.
Compared with previous hypertension treatment guidelines, the Joint National Committee (JNC 8) guidelines advise higher blood pressure goals and less use of several types of antihypertensive...
The Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) recently released evidence-based recommendations on treatment thresholds, goals, and medications in the management of hypertension in adults.
The JNC-8 guidelines do not recommend one over the other, but the Jackson Heart study by Harman et al. showed that African-American adults with hypertension had better blood pressure control on thiazide diuretic monotherapy compared to those on CCB monotherapy.
The recommendations from this evidence-based guideline from panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) offer clinicians an analysis of what is known and not known about BP treatment thresholds, goals, and drug treatment strategies to achieve those goals based on evidence from RCTs.
the eighth Joint National Committee (JNC-8) published a report recommending a higher BP goal (SBP/DBP <150/90 mm Hg) for adults ≥ 60 years compared with the
Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) JAMA. 2014;311(5):507-520. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.284427 2014 Hypertension Guideline Management Algorithm SBP indicates systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin