Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
American College of Cardiology, American Heart AssociationPublished: August 14, 2025
- Overview
- Top Take-Home Messages
- Definitions and Classification of Blood Pressure
- Evaluation and Diagnosis
- Blood Pressure Management
- Complications of Management
- Tables
- Categories of Blood Pressure in Adults
- Prevalence of Hypertension Among U.S. Adults Aged 18 to 80 Years, 2017 to 2020
- Routine Laboratory Testing for New Diagnosis of Hypertension
- Values of Systolic/Diastolic Blood Pressure for Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Corresponding to Office Systolic/Diastolic Blood Pressure Levels
- Environmental, Behavioral, and Genetic Causes of Hypertension
- Blood Pressure Categories Based on Office and Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Measurements
- Causes of Secondary Hypertension With Indications for Additional Testing and Diagnostic Screening Tests
- Selected List of Frequently Used Medications and Other Substances That May Cause Elevated Blood Pressure With Recommendations for Management
- Lifestyle and Stress Reduction Interventions to Lower Blood Pressure
- FDA-Approved Drugs for Treatment of Hypertension
- Commercially Available Antihypertensive Medication Single-Pill Combinations
- Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Antihypertensive Medication Adherence
- Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interactions With Antihypertensive Medications
- Pharmacodynamic Drug-Drug Interactions With Antihypertensive Medications
- GDMT for Patients With Hypertension and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
- Responsibilities and Roles of the Hypertension Team
- Classification of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- ACOG Diagnostic Criteria for Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Common Oral Antihypertensive Agents in Pregnancy
- Antihypertensive Agents Used for Urgent Blood Pressure Control in Pregnancy
- Diagnostic Criteria for Preeclampsia
- Patient Selection for Renal Denervation
- Intravenous Antihypertensive Drugs for Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies
- Intravenous Antihypertensive Drugs for Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Patients With Selected Comorbidities
- Figures and Algorithms
- Rates of Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among U.S. Adults Aged 18 to 80 Years, 2017 to 2020
- Estimated 10-Year Risks for Total Cardiovascular Disease Using the PREVENTTM CVD Risk Equations, Stratified by Blood Pressure Levels With Selected Combinations of Risk Factors
- Office Blood Pressure Measurement
- Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Screening for Features Suggesting Secondary Hypertension
- Use of Risk-Based Thresholds for Initiation of BP Treatment in Adults
- Blood Pressure Thresholds and Recommendations for Treatment and Follow-Up
- Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hypertension and Hypertensive Emergency
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