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

Author: Kye Taek AHN ¹ ; Seon Ah JIN ; Jin Ok JEONG
Author Information

1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. jojeong@cnu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Hypertension; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease
MeSH: Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diagnosis; Heart; Hypertension; Korea; Prevalence
From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2019;37(2):123-134
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
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.