J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2019 May;37(2):123-134. 10.17340/jkna.2019.2.2.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension: Based on the Guidelines of the Korean Society of Hypertension

• Ahn KT
• Jin SA
• Jeong JO

• KMID: 2454837
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2019.2.2

Abstract

Since the new hypertension guideline published by the American Heart Association/American College Cardiology/American Society of Hypertension in 2017, the Korean Society of Hypertension and the European Society of Hypertension revised and announced new hypertension guidelines. Also the Korean Society of Hypertension published Korea hypertension fact sheet 2018, including prevalence, awareness, management status of hypertension, and their trends in Korea. Herein, I provide information on diagnosis and treatment of hypertension based on the new guidelines of the Korean Society of Hypertension.

Keyword

Hypertension; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease

MeSH Terms

Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diagnosis*
Heart
Hypertension*
Korea
Prevalence